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.[8] That same year, Hui purchased Packard Bell, later selling it to Acer in 2008. He then purchased Oregon-based LCD manufacturer InFocus in 2009.[9]
Hui and his wife Pauline Wong, a former Hong Kong film actress, have one son and reside in Bradbury, California.[10]
References[edit]
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- ^ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gateway-77722-retail-hui.html
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- ^ http://www.forbes.com/1999/09/01/mu2.html
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jan/31/business/fi-gateway31/2
- ^ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Why-the-eMachines-Model-Is-Paying-Off/
- ^ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gateway-77722-retail-hui.html
- ^ http://www.projectorreviews.com/projectornews/InFocus_purchased_041309.php
- ^ http://articles.ocregister.com/2006-08-23/news/24621773_1_john-hui-s-john-hui-emachines