The China Post
Date: January 24, 2017
By: The China Post news staff

Koo Cheng-yun (辜成允), chairman and president of Taiwan Cement Corp. (台泥), died Monday morning after sustaining critical injuries from a fall on Saturday, the company confirmed. He was 62.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Koo Cheng-yun (辜成允), chairman and president of Taiwan Cement Corp. (台泥), died Monday morning after sustaining critical injuries from a fall on Saturday, the company confirmed. He was 62.

Koo’s brother-in-law, Chang An-ping (張安平), who is also on the company’s board of directors, will replace him as chairman of Taiwan Cement, the company announced after an emergency board meeting.

Chang will also step into Koo’s other positions, taking the chairmanship of the China Synthetic Rubber Corporation and the Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corporation.

Critics questioned whether Chang was qualified for the job, saying his hands were already full with managing the L’Hotel de Chine Group.    [FULL  STORY]