Tsai Wan-tsai
Tsai Wan-tsai (Chinese: 蔡萬才; pinyin: Cài Wàncái; 5 August 1929 – 5 October 2014) was a Taiwanese banker. Born in modern-day Miaoli, his birth name was 蔡萬財. He is one of the brothers of Tsai Wan-lin, and an uncle of Tsai Hong-tu. Tsai Wan-tsai was a member of the Legislative Yuan, the national parliament of Taiwan. He was also the founder of Fubon Group.[1] In June 2008, Forbes ranked him as the fourth richest of Taiwan, with a net worth of US$5.1 billion.[2]
Tsai Wan-tsai | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1973 – 31 January 1983 | |
| Constituency | Taipei (until 1981) Business (1981–83) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1929 Chikunan Town, Chikunan District, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan (modern-day Zhunan, Miaoli) |
| Died | 5 October 2014 (aged 85) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Founder, Fubon Group |
| Net worth | $8.4 billion |
He died at the age of 85 in 2014.[3] After his death, Fubon established the Tsai Wan-tsai Taiwan Contribution Award in his honor.[4] The company is now run by his sons Daniel Tsai and Richard Tsai.[5]
References
- "Fubon founder dies at 86". Taipei Times. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "Taiwan's Richest: #4 Tsai Wan-tsai". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- Tien, Yu-bin; Cang, S.C. (5 October 2014). "Fubon Group Chairman Tsai Wan-tsai dies". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Tien, Yu-pin; Chen, Christie (23 December 2014). "Fubon unveils new award in late chairman's name". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- "Fubon's Tsai brothers top latest Forbes list of Taiwan's richest people". The China Post. June 26, 2015.
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