Stan Shih ( ; born 18 December 1944 ) , is the founder , president , and chairman of Acer Inc . In 1976 , after receiving bachelor 's and master 's degrees in electronic engineering from National Chiao Tung University , Shih founded Multitech with his wife Carolyn Yeh and five partners . Shih chaired Multitech through to 1987 , when the company was renamed Acer , continuing as Acer chairman until his retirement in late 2004 , having seen the company grow from a tiny start-up to a billion-dollar worldwide brand . Shih remained active in charity work during his retirement , including serving as a special representative of President Chen Shui-bian to the APEC Australia 2007 . In November 2013 , Shih returned to Acer after being reinstated as president and chairman
APEC Australia 2007
APEC Australia 2007
Stan Shih