Jason Chen (businessman)
{{Short description|Taiwanese businessman}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jason Chen
| native_name = 陳俊聖
| native_name_lang = zh-hant
| image = Acer CEO Jason Chen.jpg
| caption = Chen during a 2016 press event
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| nationality = Taiwanese
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| occupation = Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Acer Inc.
| known_for = senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at TSMC
current chairman and CEO of Acer Inc.
| education = National Cheng Kung University (BS)
University of Missouri (MBA)
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| module = {{infobox Chinese
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|t=陳俊聖
|s=陈俊圣
|p=Chén Jùnshèng
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Jason Chen ({{zh|t=陳俊聖|p=Chén Jùnshèng}}) is the current chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Acer Inc.
Work experience
= At Intel =
Before joining TSMC, Chen worked for 14 years at Intel, holding a variety of sales and marketing positions. He started his tenure at Intel as a sales executive in Taiwan and later as regional sales manager for Greater China based in Singapore and Hong Kong. Chen then progressed to become vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific region before his last assignment as the corporate vice president of international sales and marketing at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Acer Seeks New Life Through Gamers|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-20/acer-counts-on-extra-life-from-gamers-to-escape-pc-purgatory|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.bloomberg.com}}
= At TSMC =
Prior to joining Acer, Chen served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at TSMC under its founder Morris Chang for a decade.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-23/acer-names-former-tsmc-executive-jason-chen-as-ceo-and-president|title=Acer Names Former TSMC Executive Jason Chen as CEO and President|date=2013-12-23|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-12-27|url-access=subscription}} Chen is a major departure from previous Acer CEOs in that he hails from a sales and marketing business background as opposed to an electrical engineering one.
= At Acer =
Acer appointed Jason Chen as its corporate president and CEO from January 1, 2014.Ryan Huang, [http://www.zdnet.com/article/acer-appoints-chip-veteran-jason-en-as-ceo/ Acer appoints chip veteran Jason Chen as CEO]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ZDNET, December 24, 2013 -- 03:14 GMT (11:14 SGT)Eva Dou And Aries Poon, {{cite web |title=Acer Looks Beyond PCs |website=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044200/https://www.wsj.com/articles/acer-looks-beyond-pcs-1402023291 |archive-date=2022-01-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/acer-looks-beyond-pcs-1402023291}}, The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2014 10:58 pm ET{{cite web |title=Acer appoints chipmaking veteran Jason Chen as CEO |date=2013-12-23 |website=The Verge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127030313/https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/23/5239434/acer-names-jason-chen-ceo |archive-date=2023-01-27 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/23/5239434/acer-names-jason-chen-ceo}}
In June 2014, Acer Chief Executive Jason Chen said in an interview at the company's Taipei headquarters Thursday, "We have to expand our product offering from PC to other faster-growing segments, especially smartphones and tablets," "If you look at the top 20 most valuable enterprises in the world, none of them are pure hardware companies."{{cite web |title=Acer Looks Beyond PCs |website=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044200/https://www.wsj.com/articles/acer-looks-beyond-pcs-1402023291 |archive-date=2022-01-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/acer-looks-beyond-pcs-1402023291}}
In 2015, Jason Chen, CEO of Acer Corp, told an international group of reporters. He said:“There are only four or five players in the PC industry, and all of us are survivors,” “We will be the last man standing for the PC industry.”Jeremy Kaplan, [http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/acer-ceo-last-company-standing/ We’ll be the last PC company standing, Acer CEO boldly claims], digitaltrends, April 23, 2015
In June 2017, Acer Co-founder Stan Shih said the company's current CEO Jason Chen is the best candidate to take over as chairman. At that month, Acer CEO Jason Chen to become chairman of Acer.CHENG TING-FANG, [http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Acer-CEO-Jason-Chen-to-become-chairman-from-June Acer CEO Jason Chen to become chairman from June], nikkei , September 14, 2016 21:44 JST
In Feb. 2018, Acer CEO Jason Chen says gaming and esports will buttress the company’s turnaround effort.{{Cite news|last=Samson Ellis and Cindy Wang|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-20/acer-counts-on-extra-life-from-gamers-to-escape-pc-purgatory|title=Acer Seeks New Life Through Gamers|date=2018-02-21|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-02-21}}
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Category:Taiwanese chief executives
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