ACER'S Ultimate Board of Directors

Founder: Stan Shih

CEO & Chairman of the Board: JT Wang

Industry: Acer creates software and other products for the computer industry.

Board of Directors: A few members of The Board of Directors with Acer are comprised of JT Wang, Gianfranco Lanci, and Stan Shih.

Notable Accomplishments: The key to Acer's remarkable success in its latest restructuring is the Channel Business Model initiated by Wang and his management team. This model encourages partners and suppliers to join Acer in a winning formula of supply-chain management, and allows Acer to outsource from top-tier vendors and partners.

Acer Overview

Acer ranks as the world's No. 4 branded PC vendor, designing easy, dependable IT solutions that empower people to reach their goals and enhance their lives. Since spinning-off its manufacturing operation, Acer has focused on globally marketing its brand-name products: mobile and desktop PCs, servers and storage, LCD monitors and high-definition TVs, projectors, and handheld/navigational devices. Acer's unique Channel Business Model is instrumental to the company's continued success. The model encourages partners and suppliers to collaborate in a winning formula of supply-chain management, allowing Acer to provide customers with fresh technologies, competitive pricing, and quality service. Established in 1976, Acer Inc. employs 5,300 people supporting dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries. Revenues in 2006 reached US$11.32 billion.

Acer News On the Net

• With the three-year term of Acer's Board of Directors due, the shareholders elected a new board, comprising of seven directors and two supervisors. The newly elected directors are J.T. Wang, Gianfranco Lanci, Jim Wong, Stan Shih, Samuel Yih of Hung Rouan Investment Corp., Philip Peng of Star SoftCapital Inc., and Italian national Pier Carlo Falotti. The supervisors are Carolyn Yeh and George Huang.
• Acer Incorporated and Subsidiaries released their Consolidated Balance Sheets for 2004 and 2005.
• Information about Apple and their board of directors featured on EMS Now's News Archives.
• Dr. Chwang has been the Chairman and President of Acer Technology Ventures, America, a venture capital management company, since 1997.
• Information on the President and Board Chairman of Acer Technology, Dr. Ronald Chwang, featured on WiQuest Communications' website.

Courtesy of Acer Technology.