2020/12/22 20:52
Lin Wen-yuan
Lin Wen-yuan
(CNA photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tatung Co. Chairman Lin Wen-yuan (林文淵) revealed during a press conference on Tuesday (Dec. 22) that it was his last day working for the company, saying that he was in shock when he received the letter of dismissal and that he had no idea about what he did to deserve it.
Lin, 68, was elected as the new chairman of the board in November after the Lin family lost control of management. The family had controlled Tatung, a long-standing home appliances company, since its founding 102 years ago.
Currently, the board is controlled by investors led by Shanyuan Group Chairman Wang Kuang-hsiang (王光祥). Lin said that last week, Wang notified him the company would change its legal representative due to a different "time and space" and that he expected a new chair would be elected as early as Wednesday. Lin went on to say that even though he did not understand the reason behind his dismissal, all he could do was accept it and end his time at the company, the shortest stint in his long career.