Foxconn's Gou retains board seat in new proposed board - source

Foxconn Interconnect Technology

10/05/2019 11:58

TAIPEI, May 10 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, chairman of Apple
supplier Foxconn  2317.TW , will retain a seat on the company's
proposed board, a source told Reuters on Friday, as he plans to
run for Taiwan's presidential election. 
    Gou announced last month that he would contest Taiwan's
presidential election in January, seeking to represent the
opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party - a vote that comes after a
period of increasing tension between Beijing and Taipei.
    Gou's election bid came after he told Reuters in April that
he planned to step down from Foxconn to pave the way for younger
talent to move up the company's ranks.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21X1VE
    It is not immediately clear whether Gou will resign from his
role as chairman of the board.

 (Reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; editing by Louise Heavens)
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