Acer Inc. appoints Che-Min Tu as CFO
Incumbent CFO Howard Chan to serve as special assistant to Chairman

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (October 30, 2009) – Acer Inc. has appointed Che-Min Tu as chief financial officer (CFO), effective November 1, 2009, succeeding incumbent Acer Inc. CFO, Howard Chan. Chan will be handing over his responsibilities before the end of November.

With his new appointment, Tu will lead the Acer global finance team to develop and grow Acer Group’s business. At the same time, he will continue to serve as CFO of Acer EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Tu joined Acer’s Taipei headquarters in 1998 as finance administrator. He was soon recognized as a high-potential talent and assigned to the company’s EMEA operations in 2001. Based in Europe, Tu became treasury director in charge of corporate finance functions, which at the time generated over US$1 billion in annual revenues, and gained essential cross-region and cross-country know-how. In 2006, Tu was promoted to the CFO of Acer EMEA, overseeing financial appropriations and company expenditures in the region. In 2008 he served concurrent to the position of EMEA CFO as special assistant to Acer CEO, Gianfranco Lanci. Tu’s outstanding contributions to the company saw his promotion to CFO of Acer Inc. at the age of 38.

Tu holds an MBA from the University of Manchester and MA in Public Economics from the University of Birmingham. He partook in an MBA Exchange Program at Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University. Tu was born in 1971 in Ping Tung, southern Taiwan.

From November 1, 2009 Chan will assume the position of special assistant to chairman, J.T. Wang. Acer thanks Chan for his leadership and for establishing a sound base for the Acer Group finance management.

Back to news listing

About Acer
Since its founding in 1976, Acer has constantly pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Focused on marketing its brand-name IT products around the globe, Acer ranks as the world's No. 3  vendor for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer's continued growth, while the successful mergers of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company's global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S., and enhancing its strong position in Europe. The Acer Group. employs more than 6,000 people worldwide. 2008 revenues reached US$16.65 billion.

Contact:
Stella T.H. Chou, Henry Wang
PR, Branding Division
8F, 88, Sec.1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih,
Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: 886-2-8691-3204/1046
Fax: 886-2-8691-3262
E-mail: Stella_th_chou@acer.com.tw  Henrywang@acer.com.tw

Media Enquiries
To request an interview, product for review or other information, select your desired brand to find the contact information of the nearest branch office to you.