Summary
Steve Chang, is a Taiwanese businessperson and the co-founder and former CEO of Trend Micro, the world's largest software security firm.[1] He was named "Star of Asia" by the Business Week in 1999,[2] and he was selected as one of the six protagonists of the Discovery Channel's Portraits Taiwan II in 2006.
Steve Chang 張明正 | |
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| Born | Ming-chen Chang 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University (BS) Lehigh University (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder and former CEO of Trend Micro |
| Awards | Fu Jen Outstanding Alumni Award (1999) CNBC 8th Asian Business Leaders Award (2009) |
Life edit
Chang was born in Pingtung, Taiwan. After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Chang attended Fu Jen Catholic University's Department of Mathematics where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1977, then he studied in the United States and obtained a master's degree in computer science from Lehigh University in 1979.[3]
After returning to Taiwan, he worked for Hewlett-Packard and was the head of sales operations in seven counties and cities in southern Taiwan.[3] In 1988, he founded Trend Micro in the US with his wife Jenny Chen (陳怡蓁) and his wife's sister Eva Chen (陳怡樺).[4]
In 1999, Chang won the Fu Jen Outstanding Alumni Award with the Harvard University professor Lee-Jen Wei and nine other people.[5] In the same year, he was also named "Star of Asia" by the Business Week.[2] One decade later, Chang won the CNBC 8th Asian Business Leaders Award.[6][better source needed]
He retired in 2006, and lives in Hualien, Taiwan.[4]
Literary work edit
- @趨勢
- 擋不住的趨勢
- 張明正&王文華頑童成功學有聲書
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Insane Life of an L.A.-Taiwan-Tokyo Supercommuter - Businessweek
- ^ a b Barnathan, J. (1999), 'The stars of Asia: 50 Asian leaders at the forefront of change', BusinessWeek, 14 June.
- ^ a b 趨勢科技創辦人張明正：創業前想清楚這3個問題 | 創新拿鐵
- ^ a b 趨勢科技董事長張明正：看透權力的本質｜人物觀點｜人物特寫｜2017-01-18｜天下雜誌第615期
- ^ 輔仁大學傑出校友
- ^ On YOUTUBE: Steve Chang won the CNBC-8th Asian Business Leaders Awards 2009.flv
External links edit
- Steve Chang, Trend Micro Inc: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets