Pierre Chen

Pierre Chen or Chen Tai-Min (born 1958) is a Taiwanese art collector and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Yageo, which deals with electronic domains and makes electronic components for mobiles, automobiles, laptops and desktops, and key electronic devices. As of May 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$6.1 billion.^[1]

Pierre Chen
Born	1958 (age 66–67) Taiwan
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BS)
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Founder and chairman of Yageo
Spouse	Divorced
Children	3

Early life and education

Chen grew up in Kaoshiung in a middle-class Taiwanese family. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.^[2]

Career

He founded Yageo in 1977.^[1][3]

Chen is the owner of 47 sales offices, 40 manufacturing sites, 20 R&D centers worldwide and was in charge of in Yageo's day-to-day management.^{[citation needed]}

He was listed at 550th in the 2021 Forbes list of world billionaires, and 9th in Taiwan.^[4]

Art & Wine collection

Chen is well known as an art and wine collector, having collected since 1976.^[5]

One of the paintings in his collection is Tamsui, an oil painting by Japanese-period Taiwanese artist Tan Ting-pho. The painting was purchased for $4.5 million (NT$144 million), setting a world record for a ‘NT $100 million’ purchase of an oil painting by an ethnic Chinese artist.^[6] Chen's art collection is administered through the Yageo Foundation.^[7][8]

Sotheby's auctioned off 25,000 bottles from his wine collection in 2023 and 2024, including their first ever auction devoted exclusively to Champagne and the first ever single-owner wine auction to take place in Burgundy. ^[9][10]

Personal life

He is divorced, with three children, and lives in Taipei, Taiwan.^[1]