Birthday: 1950

Native place: Taiwan Province Province.

Company: Hon Hai Group

Position: Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Character introduction:

Taiwan Province Province graduated from China Institute of Navigation. 1974 After retiring from the army, Hon Hai Precision Enterprise was established with a capital of only NT$ 300,000, mainly producing black and white TV knobs.

When he made his first money in 1977, he bought mold equipment from Japan and set up his own mold factory.

In 1980s, the PC industry took off and entered the PC connector field with mature mold technology, and its connector kingdom began to be established.

1999, swallowed up Huasheng, Guangyu and other enterprises in one breath for reverse integration, making Hon Hai Precision develop into Hon Hai Group and transform from a regional manufacturer into a world-class enterprise.

In 2002, Hon Hai became the largest private manufacturing enterprise in Taiwan Province Province, and ranked third in Business Week's "Top Global Science and Technology 100" in 2002.

From the first day when Hon Hai was founded, Guo Taiming's goal was clear, that is, to develop the company into the first enterprise in Taiwan Province Province, the first in Asia and the first in the world. At present, he has been listed as the richest man in science and technology in Taiwan Province Province by Forbes magazine for four times.

Twenty years ago, in Taiwan Province Province, he was unknown, and his company was not even large enough for one thousand manufacturing industries in Taiwan Province Province. But now he is the richest man in science and technology in Taiwan Province province, with companies all over Europe and America. He is Guo Taiming, the boss of Hon Hai Group, the largest technology enterprise group in Taiwan Province.

Mo Wen, the hero, comes from a humble background, with a black hand and great ambition.

Regarding the growth process of Hon Hai, Guo Taiming once said: "The reason why the Shenmu of Alishan (the most famous scenery in Taiwan Province Province) is so big was decided when the seeds fell into the soil four thousand years ago, and it was not known until four thousand years later." Looking back at the growth process of Hon Hai, I am afraid that only Guo Taiming can understand the ups and downs.

Guo taiming was born in 1950. He is the eldest in the family. Due to his poor family background, Guo Taiming was admitted to "China Maritime College" in Taiwan Province Province from 65438 to 0966, and completed his studies through work-study program. After military service, Guo Taiming worked as a salesman in Fuxing Shipping Company. 1In February, 973, Guo Taiming invested NT$ 65,438+10,000 to establish Hon Hai Plastic Enterprise Co., Ltd. with friends in Taipei County to produce plastic products. However, one year later, due to poor management, the original shareholders withdrew one by one and the company became a wholly-owned company of Guo Taiming.

At that time, black-and-white TV was just emerging in Taiwan Province, and Guo Taiming got his start by making channel selection buttons for black-and-white TV. At this time, Hon Hai was only a small company with a scale of NT$ 300,000, with only 15 employees. 1975, changed its name from 65438 to Hon Hai Industrial Co., Ltd. 0977, and the company began to turn losses into profits. Guo Taiming immediately purchased equipment from Japan to establish a mold factory, laying a foundation for future development. Later, they successively invested in the establishment of electroplating departments and stamping plants. In the 1980s, when the world entered the era of personal computers, Guo Taiming relied on his mature mold technology, focusing on connectors, housings and other products, and practiced the competitive strategy of "large quantity and low price" to quickly occupy the market. 1982, the company was renamed as "Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd." again, and Guo continued to invest160,000 yuan in the field of computer cable assembly. 1985, Guo set up a branch in the United States, began to explore the market outside Taiwan Province province, and founded the brand of "Foxconn". At this point, Guo Taiming has successfully created his "connector kingdom".

The goal of starting from scratch is vigorous and resolute, with clear rewards and punishments.

Since the establishment of Hon Hai, Guo Taiming's goal has always been clear, that is, to be the first in Taiwan Province Province, the first in Asia and the first in the world. In order to achieve this grand goal, he founded his own business philosophy.

Guo Taiming called Hon Hai "fourth-rate talent, third-rate management, second-rate equipment and first-rate customers", and the first thing he had to do was to select customers. In order to achieve his goal, he once drove his own car in the United States, stayed in a motel, and traveled to 32 of the 52 States in the United States for 12 dollars a day to do business with major manufacturers in the world. Since entering the field of personal computers, Hon Hai's customers have locked in world-class manufacturers such as IBM, Intel, Compaq and Dell. In order to get an order from Compaq, Guo Taiming simply invested in building a molding machine factory next to Compaq headquarters. As long as Compaq has a new design, we can see the model on the same day and finally win a long-term order from Compaq. In order to consolidate the relationship with these big manufacturers, Guo Taiming insisted on not being his own brand, but only being a component supplier. It can be said that the orders of these big manufacturers have made Hon Hai's pattern today. It is said that one out of every five computers in the world now has Hon Hai's products installed.

But it's not enough to have customers. Guo taiming relies on his own hard work. He has been a workaholic since he started his business. Guo Taiming thinks that he should be the first person to go to work and the last person to leave work, so he insists on working at least 15 hours every day. Even if he gets off the plane at night, he will arrive at the company immediately, and it is common to work overtime until midnight.

"Give priority to improving customer service ability" is the factory motto that Hon Hai employees always remember, and it is also the secret of Hon Hai's successful development. In order to survive and develop in the highly competitive high-tech industry in the world, Guo Taiming created the operation mode of CMM, from the assembly of "self-made parts, modular parts and fast logistics" to the connection of global customers with electronic information flow, thus achieving the realm of "accurate delivery, good quality and low cost".

In enterprise management, Guo Taiming manages factories like the army, paying attention to discipline and details. Guo Taiming's mantra in employing people is: "No matter whether it is high-tech or low-tech, it is good technology that will make money." In order to get a high rate of return, he employs talents and rewards and punishments are clear. For outstanding employees and technical backbones, Guo Taiming has never been stingy and given huge bonuses. In recent years, Hon Hai employees have dinner at the end of each year. The total value of prizes provided by Guo Taiming is as high as several hundred million NT dollars, and the first prize is as high as tens of millions. However, he always regards his competitors as enemies. No wonder Taiwan Province science and technology circles call him "lean". Therefore, although the dividend of Hon Hai Group has been high in recent years, and Guo Taiming has also become the object of enthusiastic pursuit by shareholders, Guo Taiming and Hon Hai have always been included in the ranks of "poor image".

Seize the business opportunities, seek the development of Chinese mainland and invest in Hon Hai.

Although Hon Hai already has the technical energy in Taiwan Province Province, the fundamental reason for its final growth is inseparable from Guo Taiming's decision to invest in the mainland. From 65438 to 0988, after careful consideration, Guo Taiming decided to invest in the mainland and set up a Foxconn precision component factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province to produce computer peripheral connectors. Here, Guo Taiming found the focus of his success, that is, rich and cheap land and labor resources, and began the rapid development of enterprises. In the 1990s, Foxconn set up science and technology industrial parks in Shenzhen and Kunshan respectively, relying on the strength accumulated in the early stage. Today, Hon Hai has 36 wholly-owned subsidiaries in Shenzhen, Kunshan, Hangzhou and Tianjin, specializing in the production of computer connectors, precision components, internal cables, precision molds and computer sets. Thanks to his investment in Chinese mainland, Guo Taiming was able to implement the strategy of "taking root in China and looking at the world", and achieved the business objectives of the world's largest enterprise group producing computers and parts and the world's main manufacturing base for low-cost personal computers.

On June 5438+ 10, 2003, Guo Taiming returned to his hometown of Shanxi to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Foxconn Enterprise Group (Taiyuan) Science and Technology Industrial Park. Foxconn Science and Technology Industrial Park and Hongfujin Precision Industry (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 1 100 million US dollars, cover an area of 1 10,000 mu, and more than 500 mu will be developed in the first phase. It is expected to be officially put into production in June 2004 and introduced to Shanxi.

It is precisely because the mainland is the source and support of Hon Hai's development and growth that in 200 1, Guo Taiming set up a branch in China, the first Taiwan-funded enterprise to set up a branch. Its internal meaning is self-evident. "After all, the mainland is too important for the development of Guo Taiming and Hon Hai."

The richest man in science and technology has a clear mind and is expanding intensively.

Guo Taiming knows very well that "in an industry, being the first one can make money steadily, the second one can make some money, and the third one can forget it. The fourth one fluctuates with the boom, and the fifth one is either waiting to be acquired or eliminated."

During the period of 1999, Guo Taiming successively merged with domestic enterprises such as Huasheng and Guangyu, which not only started the internal upstream and downstream integration, but also officially developed the business map from a single company of Hon Hai Precision Industry to an enterprise group, and Guo Taiming also began to rank among the big entrepreneurs on the island. By the end of the 20th century, Hon Hai had established more than 60 overseas manufacturing centers and branches in Europe, Asia and America, becoming the world's largest manufacturer of PC connectors and PC quasi-systems. In recent years, Guo Taiming's expansion has been in full swing. After successfully impacting computer motherboards, mobile phone production and other fields, we set up an optical communication production base in the Czech Republic in 2000, and invested in Innolux in 2002 to enter the field of LCD panel manufacturing. In 2003, he acquired the Finnish company to expand the production of mobile phone casings. Now, in addition to the semiconductor industry, Hon Hai's investment covers almost all high-tech star industries on the island.

Guo taiming's career is getting bigger and bigger. For three consecutive years, it was listed as the richest man in science and technology in Taiwan Province Province by Fuji Bi magazine, and Hon Hai's output value ranked as the largest private manufacturing enterprise in Taiwan Province Province for three consecutive years. However, he is ready to retire, emphasizing that he will retire at the age of 58 in 2008 and does not intend to hand over the baton to the Guo family.