The Hon Hai precision Industry Company Ltd was founded by Terry Gou in 1974, Gou, who
is Taiwanese, was educated at Taipei College of Maritime Technology, and served two years in the
Taiwanese, was educated at Taipei College of Maritime Technology, and served two years in the
Taiwanese army. He is alleged to be Taiwan’s richest man, A strict disciplinarian and an apparent
Workaholic, Gou’ s mantra is ‘ time is money and efficiency is life’ . with over 40 production and
R&D centres in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, the group is now the world’ s largest manufacturer
of parts for the computer, communication, and consumer- electronics industries, sold under contract
to customers such as Apple, Dell, and Sony.