Stan Shih

Stan Shih
Stan Shih at the 2007 Taiwan Brands' Trend Forum
Born	(1944-12-18) December 18, 1944 (age 72) Rokkō Town, Shōka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (now Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan)
Nationality	Taiwanese
Known for	President and Chairman of Acer Inc.

Stan Shih (Chinese: 施振榮; pinyin: Shī Zhènróng; born December 18, 1944), is the founder, president, and chairman of Acer Inc. In 1976, after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in electronic engineering from National Chiao Tung University, Shih founded Multitech with his wife Carolyn Yeh and five partners. Shih chaired Multitech through to 1987, when the company was renamed Acer, continuing as Acer chairman until his retirement in late 2004, having seen the company grow from a tiny start-up to a billion-dollar worldwide brand. Shih remained active in charity work during his retirement, including serving as a special representative of President Chen Shui-bian to the APEC Australia 2007. In November 2013, Shih returned to Acer after being reinstated as president and chairman.