Anthony T. Gaw (8 November 1941 – 8 February 1999) was a Hong Kong property investor, the chairman and managing director of Pioneer Global Group, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed conglomerate, principally involved in investment in properties and hotels, and related financing.
Anthony T. Gaw | |
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| Born | Anthony T. Gaw November 8, 1941 Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Died | February 8, 1999 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., US |
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| Alma mater | Purdue University Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, property investor |
| Title | Chairman, Pioneer Global Group |
| Spouse | Rosanna Wang Gaw |
| Children | Goodwin Gaw Kenneth Gaw Christina Gaw |
Early life
editGaw was born in Burma on 8 November 1941, and moved to Hong Kong in 1955 aged 13, with his family.[1][2]
Education
editGaw received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University.[1] He studied at Stanford University in California for one year, but finished his master's degree in electrical engineering at Purdue in 1964.[1][3] He started a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, but stopped after he met his future wife.[1]
Career
editGaw worked for Honeywell in the US for one year, before moving to Thailand to start a textile mill for the family business, after which he moved to Indonesia to start another factory, then he settled in Hong Kong.[1]
Personal life
editGaw was married to Rosanna Wang Gaw, and they had three children, Goodwin Gaw, Kenneth Gaw, and Christina Gaw. Goodwin Gaw was born in California.[1]
He died on 8 February 1999 in Washington, D.C., after a short illness.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g John Norberg (1999). Three Tigers and Purdue. Purdue University Press. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-0-931682-76-6. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Anthony T Gaw - February 8, 1999 Obituary - NewspaperArchive®". newspaperarchive.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Looking to China's past for today's growth". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2017.