Lap Shun Hui
Lap Shun Hui (Chinese: 許立信; Cantonese Yale: Héui Laahp-seun;[1] born 1955), also known as John Hui, is a Chinese American tech entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of PC manufacturing companies Everex and eMachines. He is also the current owner of LCD manufacturer InFocus and the former owner of PC manufacturer Packard Bell.
Biography
[edit]Hui was born in Guangdong Province in southern China, and was raised in Hong Kong since he was one year old.[1] He moved to the United States in 1973[2] to attend college at University at Buffalo, and later received his MBA from McMaster University in Canada.[3]
Hui's first involvement in the tech industry began when he helped found computer manufacturer Everex in 1983.[4] Several years later, in 1995, Hui has been president of the monitor manufacturer Korea Data Systems USA, Inc., which he used to help form tech start-up eMachines in 1998.[5] In 2004, Hui sold eMachines to computer hardware giant Gateway, Inc. for $266 million in cash and stock.[6] In the process, he became Gateway's second-largest shareholder.[7] In 2006, after becoming dissatisfied with Gateway's leadership, he offered to purchase the firm for $450 million but was rebuffed.[3] That same year, Hui purchased Packard Bell, later selling it to Acer in 2008. He then purchased Oregon-based LCD manufacturer InFocus in 2009.[8]
Hui and his wife Pauline Wong, a former Hong Kong film actress, have one son and reside in Bradbury, California.[9]
References
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- ^ "Stocks". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Gateway receives offer". 24 August 2006.
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- ^ "InFocus projector manufacturer purchased 4-13-09". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ^ "John Hui emerges - the Gadgetress : The Orange County Register". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.