Terry Gou

{ "bio": [ "Terry Gou is the founder of Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer with over 40% market share, whose top customers include Apple.", "He stepped down as the firm's chairman in 2019, after 45 years at the helm; he remains at the firm as a director.", "Better known by its trade name, Foxconn, Hon Hai employs roughly a million people.", "The company bought Japanese electronics maker Sharp and Nokia's mobile phone brand in 2016.", "In 2019, he withdrew his bid to run for the 2020 presidential election, a few months after announcing his intention. Four years later he entered and withdrew from the race for a second time." ], "about": [ "Gou founded the business in 1974 with $7,500 and a belief that electronics products \"would be an integral part of everyday life.\"", "Gou met with then-President Donald Trump in 2017 to discuss investing in the U.S., and Trump attended the ground-breaking for a factory in Wisconsin in 2018." ] }