Scott Lin
{{Short description|Taiwanese billionaire}}
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Scott Lin ({{zh|t=林耀英}}; born 1933) is a Taiwanese billionaire and co-founder of Largan Precision.
Life and career
Scott Lin was born in 1933.{{cite news |last1=Yen |first1=Pei-hua |title=The Making of an Optical Lens Legend |url=https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=1608 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=CommonWealth |date=19 May 2017}} Largan Optronic began in 1969,{{cite news |last1=Jennings |first1=Ralph |title=Focus, Focus, Focus |url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2011/1107/best-under-billion-focus-taiwanese-scott-lin-tony-chen-largan-phone-jennings.html#130a05e22956 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Forbes |date=26 October 2011}} and was succeeded by Largan Precision in 1987 after a NT$10 million investment.{{cite news |last1=Cheng |first1=Ting-fang |last2=Wu |first2=Debby |title=Taiwan's tight-lipped and hugely profitable Largan Precision |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Taiwan-s-tight-lipped-and-hugely-profitable-Largan-Precision2 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Nikkei Asian Review |date=16 June 2016}} As chairman and chief executive of Largan Precision, Lin became known for his taciturn demeanor.{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Jason |title=Largan has record-high margins |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/08/16/2003323454 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 August 2006}}{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Jason |title=Largan posts higher profits than expected on strong lens sales |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/04/19/2003303535 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=19 April 2006}} Lin was succeeded as chairman of Largan by company cofounder Tony Chen in 2010.{{cite news |title=Largan GM named chairman |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/06/15/2003475513 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=15 June 2010}} Lin's youngest son Adam later assumed the company chairmanship. Lin made his first appearance on Forbes' list of Taiwanese billionaires in 2014 and was ranked thirty-third in the nation with a net worth of US$1.2 billion.{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Kevin |title=Largan founders join billionaires' list |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/06/27/2003593745 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=27 June 2014}} Lin was listed on The World's Billionaires for the first time in 2015; his fortune was valued at US$1.5 billion.{{cite news |last1=Lowther |first1=William |title=Nation has 38 billionaires on latest 'Forbes' rich list |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/03/04/2003612749 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=4 March 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Flannery |first1=Russell |title=2015 Forbes Billionaires: Taiwan Boasts 7 New Members, Snack King Slims Down |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/03/02/2015-forbes-billionaires-taiwan-boasts-7-new-members-snack-king-slims-down/#3cda2126291e |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Forbes |date=2 March 2015}} In early 2017, Lin's net worth was US$3.2 billion, ranking seventy-sixth on a Forbes list of businesspeople in technology, and ninth on Taiwan's list.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Wendy |title=Forbes names Terry Gou richest man in Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3121931 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taiwan News |date=21 March 2017}}{{cite news |title='Forbes' magazine ranks Terry Gou 23rd-richest in tech |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2017/08/26/2003677171 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Taipei Times |date=26 August 2017}} When the 2017 Forbes Taiwan Rich List was released in June, Lin was valued at US$2.7 billion and ranked thirteenth.{{cite news |title=Tycoons' Wealth Rebounds On 2017 Forbes Taiwan Rich List |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2017/06/29/tycoons-wealth-rebounds-on-2017-forbes-taiwan-rich-list/#76c9f2461844 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Forbes |date=29 June 2017}}
Lin is married and has two sons, Lin En-chou and Adam Lin.{{cite news |title=#1103 Scott Lin & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/scott-lin/#6ab98d1c7bb8 |accessdate=9 September 2018 |work=Forbes}}