Mr. K.Y. Lee was named Chairman of AUO in 1996 when the company founded. From 1996 to 2001, Lee was Chairman of Acer Display Technology Inc.
In recognition of his leadership, Lee received the Outstanding Manager of Taiwan Award from the Taiwan government in 1987 and was honored with Premier Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur from Business Weekly Taiwan in 1994. He was voted as the Leading CEO in Taiwan by Business Next in 2000, the Technology Leader in Taiwan by Global Views in 2001, the Top 10 Entrepreneur in Taiwan by CommonWealth magazine in 2003, and the Most Admired Entrepreneur by CommonWealth magazine in 2005.
Lee received a Master of Business Administration Degree from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1990 and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University in 1974. |