| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 21, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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K.Y. Ho BORN Guangdong province, China, 1950. EDUCATION National Cheng Kung University, engineering, B.S., 1974. EARLY MENTOR A Taiwanese general who instructed Ho in ancient principles of Chinese warfare. FAMILY HISTORY Born to a once-wealthy landowning family dispossessed by the Communists in 1949. BIGGEST PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT Bringing his mother, father, and three siblings from Hong Kong to Canada. BIGGEST BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENT Developing 3-D graphics for mainstream computer market. MANAGEMENT STYLE Obsessed with details. A good listener. Makes a point of never putting down his subordinates. NET WORTH $143 million. CAR Black 1990 Mercedes sedan. BIGGEST INDULGENCE Building $6 million, 26,000-square-foot estate in the Bridle Path, a tony Toronto neighborhood. FAMILY Married, one son, two daughters. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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