Tsai Hong-tu

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Tsai Hong-tu
蔡宏圖
Born (1952-08-01) 1 August 1952 (age 71)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • banker
Parent

Tsai Hong-tu (Chinese: 蔡宏圖; pinyin: Cài Hóngtú; Wade–Giles: Tsai4 Hung2-tu2; born 1 August 1952) is a Taiwanese businessman and banker who currently chairs Cathay Financial Holdings.

Early life and education[edit]

Tsai was born in Zhunan, Miaoli County and grew up in Taipei. The son of billionaire Tsai Wan-lin, he earned a bachelor's of law from the National Taiwan University (1974) and a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University (1978).

Business career[edit]

In 2004, Tsai inherited stakes of the company with his brothers Tsai Cheng-da and T. Y. Tsai when their father Tsai Wan-lin died. The Tsai family also controls Cathay Real Estate, a Taiwanese property developer.

In the 2010 Forbes World's Billionaires List, Tsai was ranked No. 582 in the world, alongside his brothers, each with individual net worth of US$1.7 billion.[1] In the same year, Forbes also listed Tsai as one of the world's most altruistic individuals for donating US$3 million toward Typhoon Morakot relief and for giving US$7.8 million to National Taiwan University's law school in 2003.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010《富比世》全球富豪榜揭露,郭台銘財富大躍進". Business Next (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vegetable seller joins 'Forbes' list of most altruistic". Taipei Times. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2023.