Peter Chou | |
|---|---|
| 周永明 | |
| Born | Win Than (‹See Tfd›ဝင်းသန်း) 24 November 1956 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University (EMBA) National Taiwan Ocean University (BSEE) Mandalay Regional College |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, electronics engineer |
| Employer(s) | HTC Digital Equipment Corporation |
| Awards | National Taiwan Ocean University honorary engineering Ph.D. (2011) National Taiwan Ocean University Distinguished Alumni (2009) |
Peter Chou (Chinese: 周永明) or Win Than (Burmese: ဝင်းသန်း)[1] (born 24 November 1956) is a Burmese-born Taiwanese businessman and electronics engineer. He is co-founder of HTC and a former CEO of the company. Chou founded HTC with Cher Wang and H.T.Cho (卓火土) before being named CEO of HTC in 2004, succeeding H.T.Cho. In order to spearhead innovation initiatives for HTC, Chou would later serve as head of HTC Future Development Lab starting early 2015, with Cher Wang succeeding as CEO.