Tai-Chin Tung Elected As Chairman for 2008

As her first act as chairman, Tung nominated – and the Board approved – the other standing officers for the coming year (see the list on the bottom left-hand portion of this page). The Board also approved a change in nomenclature to bring AmCham Taipei in line with other American Chambers in the greater China area. The elected head will now be known in English as the chairman, and the professional administrator formerly called the executive director will have the title of president.

For the past year, Tung has played an active role in the Chamber leadership, serving both as AmCham’s Treasurer and as co-chair of the Capital Markets Committee. Born in Taiwan, she is a graduate of National Chengchi University. She earned a post-graduate certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University and an MBA degree from Simmons College in Boston. Before joining Fidelity in 2004, Tung held a number of senior positions in the United States, including Chief Financial Officer and Head of Offshore Proprietary Product Development and Distribution with Charles Schwab Investment Management. She has also held executive positions with Capital Research & Management and Great Western Financial Securities.

Tung said she is “looking forward to working with the government to help improve Taiwan’s standing on the world stage and to seek to enhance its economic competitiveness.” She noted that AmCham wishes to contribute to a win-win situation that is beneficial both to the international business community and to the Taiwan public at large.

“AmCham is very lucky to have a great staff, a very experienced Board of Governors, and a dedicated group of officers who devote time and energy to Chamber issues,” Tung continued. “I will only be an organizer to synchronize and synergize their efforts.”

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