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Thomas Wu
Chairman, Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
The Wu family of Shin Kong Financial is one of the three major financial holdings families of Taiwan. Thomas Wu, son of founder Hos-Hui Wu, divested from the family company—one of Taiwan’s first textile empires—to start his own firm, Taishin Financial Holdings, in 1992. By 2021, he had a net worth of about U$1.57 billion, making him one of Taiwan’s richest men.
Wu is also currently chairman of Taishin International Bank, the Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture, and the Taishin Charity Foundation. Taishin Bank’s Richart is the first digital bank in Taiwan and also the most popular among its target market of 20- to 40-year-olds.
Impacted Industries
Finance & Venture Capital
Did You Know?
Thomas Wu was abducted from his home in 1990, with the kidnappers demanding NT$100 million in ransom. His wife Sylvia Peng, a former actress, was the one who negotiated with the kidnappers for his release.
