Chunghwa Telecom announces senior management changes
Staff writer ▼ | January 28, 2014
Taipei, Taiwan - January 28, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. announced that it has appointed Rick L. Tsai as chairman and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom, effective immediately. Article continues below
Dr. Tsai most recently served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TSMC Solar and TSMC Solid State Lighting since 2011.
From 2001 to 2011, he held the following successive positions in TSMC: President and Chief Operation Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer and President of New Businesses.
Before joining TSMC, Dr. Tsai was based in the United States and worked for Hewlett-Packard for several years.
Dr. Tsai holds a Ph.D. in material science and engineering from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in physics from National Taiwan University. He replaces Dr. Yen-Sung Lee, who after serving the Company for 40 years, has chosen to retire.
Mr. Lee has been the Chief Executive Officer of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. since April 1, 2013. He served as the President of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. since August 2012.
Mr. Lee serves as Supervisor of RPTI International. He served as an Executive Vice President of Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd. Mr. Lee served as the General Manager of Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd.'s Information Department from 1996 to 2002.
He served as the President of Telecom Laboratories of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. from March 2005 February 2007. Mr. Lee served as an Executive Vice President and the Manager of Industrial Customer Group of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. from February 2007 to August 2008.
He served as an Executive Vice President and Manager of the Data Communications Business Group of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. from January 2002 to April 2005. Mr. Lee has been Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. since April 1, 2013. He serves as a Director of SENAO International Co. Ltd.
Mr. Lee holds a Ph.D. degree in Information Science from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. ■ LATEST MOVES FROM Taiwan
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