▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Taiwan ▁University ▁in ▁Tai pe i ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁Taiwan ▁government ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁import ▁and ▁export ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁V & K ▁Corporation ▁Ltd . ▁After wards ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁developing ▁industrial ▁est ates ; ▁he ▁now ▁has ▁three ▁est ates ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁gross ▁output ▁of ▁some ▁ 3 0 ▁billion ▁us ▁D ollar ▁and ▁employ ing ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁Vik rom ▁K rom ad it ▁serves ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Am ata ▁Corporation ▁Public ▁Company ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Am ata ▁Foundation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁ranked ▁as ▁ 2 7 th ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁rich est ▁men ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁by ▁For bes ▁magazine , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁named ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 8 ▁hero es ▁of ▁Phil anth ropy ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁future ▁projects ▁is ▁Am ata ▁Castle , ▁which ▁he ▁plans ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁unique ▁live ▁stage ▁for ▁artists ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁film ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁life . ▁m omo ▁ 0 7 : 1 3 , ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( UTC ) ▁