Nita Ing (Chinese: 殷琪; born 17 March 1955, in Taipei) is the Taiwanese-American president of Continental Engineering Corporation and the former chairman of the board of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, the company which built a high-speed railway system from Taipei to Kaohsiung. A supporter of the Democratic Progressive Party, she had been an advisor to the former President Chen Shui-bian.
Nita Ing | |
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| 殷琪 | |
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| Born | March 17, 1955 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Continental Engineering Corporation Chairman, Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corporation CEO, American Bridge Company General Manager, Hill & Knowlton Investment Company Director, Pacific Construction Company Chairman, Voice of Taipei National Policy Advisor, Office of the President of the Republic of China |
| Parent(s) | Chi-Hou Ing Nancy Chang |
Her career as a construction magnate took place largely within Taiwan's Continental Engineering Corporation, of which she has served as the chairman of the board.
Early life
editNita's hometown is Wenzhou and comes from a Wenzhounese family. Her father, Wenzhounese businessman, Chi-Hou Ing, was the founder of Continental Engineering Corporation and paternal grandfather was the former deputy minister of Ministry of Finance of Republic of China in the early 20th century.[1][2][3]
Nita Ing was expelled from Taipei American School for "rowdy behavior" and sent to a Massachusetts boarding school in the 1970's when she was a teenager.[citation needed] She then majored in economics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), but was expelled from the University for setting up a fire for protesting women inequality.[4]
She was briefly married to Paul Gittleson in 1979 in Los Angeles, but divorced a few years later. Her children were from a subsequent relationship.[clarification needed] She currently lives in Taipei, Taiwan with her two daughters, who both attend Taipei American School.
Career
editAfter graduating, Ing started a career at Continental Engineering Corporation in August 1977, eventually rising to become president of the firm. From 1998 until 2009, she was the chairperson of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation. In 2010, she was appointed as the chairperson of Continental Holdings Corporation.[5]
References
edit- ^ "溫州（人）與臺灣 – 台北市溫州同鄉會".
- ^ "封面故事 小太妹變女皇 殷琪玩高鐵內幕". Next Magazine TW (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "温州日报瓯网 - 二百年望族人物多". www.wzrb.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ From "The Stars of Asia," in the July 3, 2000 international edition of Business Week.
- ^ "Nita Ing: Chairman at Continental Engineering Corporation". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
edit- Taiwan High Speed Rail official website (in Chinese)
- Taiwan High Speed Rail official website (in English)
- Money magazine article
- Business Week article
- CEC Timeline
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