Vivian Shun-wen Wu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vivian Shun-wen Wu

Taiwanese businesswoman

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Wujin District, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2008

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Vivian Shun-wen Wu

  • Vivian Shun-wen Wu (Chinese: ???; 5 December 1913 – 9 August 2008), born in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, was a prominent Taiwanese businesswoman.
  • She was the former chairwoman of Yulon Motor, a Taiwan-based automaker which is known for building Nissan-brand automobiles.
  • Wu also served as the chairwoman of Tai Yuen Textile, a textile producer, and China Motor, another automaker partly owned by Mitsubishi Motors. Wu's father Woo Ching-yuen ??? was a businessman in the textile industry.
  • She graduated from the Saint John's University, Shanghai, and received her master's degree at Columbia University.
  • Her husband Yen Ching-ling, who moved to Taiwan with Wu in 1948, was the founder of Yulon.
  • Wu died in Taipei on 9 August 2008, and her son Kenneth Yen succeeded Wu in several executive positions.

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