Jeffrey Koo Sr.
Jeffrey Koo, Sr. (Chinese: 辜濂松; pinyin: Gū Líansōng; September 8, 1933 – December 6, 2012) was a Taiwanese banker and the chairman of Chinatrust, a financial holding company.
Early years
Koo was born in 1933 in Taichū Prefecture in Japanese Taiwan. He graduated from Soochow University in Taipei in 1957 with a BA in accounting, moved to New York (lived in Brooklyn Heights) and graduated from New York University in 1962 with a MBA.[1]
Personal life
Koo was a nephew of Koo Chen-fu (founder of Koos Group) and Koo Kwang-ming.
Koo had a daughter and three sons, the eldest being Jeffrey Koo Jr.. All his children have connections to Chinatrust.[2]
Career
Koo founded what is now Chinatrust Commercial Bank with Koo Chen-fu in 1966.[2]
In June 2008, Forbes ranked him as the sixth richest individual in Taiwan, with a net worth of US$ 2.8 billion.[3] He is also an alumnus of Eisenhower Fellowships and a member of the Board of Trustees.[4]
Awards and Honorary Degrees
- Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Japanese government, 2012.[5]
- Honorary PHD in Business from De La Salle University in the Philippines (1989)
- Honorary Doctorate from East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (2012)
Death
Koo went to New York for treatment for Parkinson's[6] and died at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on December 6, 2012.[7][8] Koo is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
References
- ^ Reyes, Alejandro (November 30, 2000). "Tycoons". CNN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Chinatrust founder Jeffrey Koo Sr. dies at 80". The China Post. December 6, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Taiwan's Richest: #6 Jeffrey Koo Sr". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Eisenhower Fellowships Board of Trustees". Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ "Taiwanese entrepreneurs to be decorated in Japan". The Central News Agency. April 29, 2012.
- ^ "Jeffrey Koo's body returns to Taiwan, mourners line street". Taipei Times. December 15, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Wong, Andrea; Sun, Yu-Huay (December 7, 2012). "Chinatrust Chairman Jeffrey Koo Dies in New York City at Age 79". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Flannery, Russell (December 7, 2012). "Taiwan Billionaire Clan Leader Jeffrey Koo Dies At Age 79". Forbes. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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