Jason Tsai

Jason Tsai (born Tsai Ji-chun Chinese: 蔡吉春; pinyin: Cài Jíchūn; 17 May 1951 at Tainan County, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese founder and chairman of the Entagroup of telecommunications companies in the United Kingdom (UK);^[2] including Entatech UK Ltd, Entamedia Ltd, and Enta.net. He is also the founder of UK Telford Chinese School,^[1] and the president of The Tsai Lao-Chi Charitable Foundation in the UK.^[5]

Jason Tsai
蔡吉春
Jason Tsai and his wife in front of Buckingham Palace, July 1997
Born	Tsai Ji-chun (1951-05-17) 17 May 1951 (age 73) Tainan County, Taiwan[1]
Education	Birmingham University[1]
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Founder & chairman of Entagroup:[2] Entatech UK Ltd Entamedia Ltd Enta.net
Criminal charges	Carousel fraud, Contempt of Court[3][4]
Criminal penalty	18 months imprisonment[4]
Spouse	Ruth Tsai
Children	2
Awards	see awards and achievements

His British-registered company Changtel was found by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)^[when?] to have participated in carousel fraud, as a result of which Tsai lost control of Entatech. On 8 May 2017, as the final link to that fraud, Entatech entered administration, and 50 people lost their jobs overnight.^[5] On 21 July 2017, Tsai was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months at the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)^[3] for Contempt of Court on account of 27 breaches of a Freezing Order.^[4]

Charity and sponsorship

• Tsai Lau-Chi Charitable Foundation (Reg. charity number 1069997)^[5]
• UK Telford Chinese School, promoting Chinese culture to the West^{[5][6][URL required, verification needed]}
• Tsai's Gallery in Enta HQ; collections from Taiwanese oil painting, sculpture, ceramic art, and publications, etc.^{[7][URL required, verification needed]}

Awards and achievements

• Director of the Anglo-Chinese Economic and Trade Association^[1]
• Youth Model Awards of Overseas Taiwanese Entrepreneur (1995)^[1]
• Chairman of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom (1998)^{[citation needed]}
• Chairman of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Europe (1999)^[1]
• Councillor of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (2000–2006)^[8]
• Entrepreneur of the Year, Comms Business Awards (2010)^[2]