Paul Liao

Paul Liao (Chinese: 廖偉志; 5 October 1949 – 20 May 2015) was a Taiwanese businessman. He was born in Keelung.[1] Liao was the founder of the Breeze Group which was started as a metals trading company in 1975. He opened his first shopping mall, the Breeze Center, under the Breeze brand in 2001, and shortly afterward left the metals industry.[2] He also owned the Howard Hotels chain located in Taiwan. Liao was named Taiwan's #33 richest person by Forbes magazine in 2009 with a net worth of $670 million.[3] By 2014, his holdings were valued at $800 million, but Liao's rank had dropped to #46.[4]

Liao, a black belt in taekwondo, died of lung cancer at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei on 20 May 2015. He was 65.[5] His son, Henry Liao,[6][7] is married to actress and businesswoman Aimee Sun.[8]

References
  1. "微風董座廖偉志告別式千人送別 廖曉喬痛哭別父 廖鎮漢哽咽捧斗". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "Paul Liao, Breeze Group chief, passes away in Taipei at age 67". The China Post. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "#33 Paul Liao". Forbes. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "#46 Paul Liao & family". Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. Strong, Matthew (22 May 2015). "Breeze founder Paul Liao dies". Taiwan News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "Taiwan Business Quick Take". Taipei Times. 23 May 2015. Breeze Group founder dies. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. Flannery, Russell (19 June 2012). "Taiwan Upscale Mall Operator Breeze Development May Seek IPOs For Subsidiaries Next Year". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. Ma, Yueh-lin (9 November 2012). "Tailoring a Fashion Empire with an Italian Cut". CommonWealth Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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