About Kenneth Yen
Lived 1965 – 2018 (aged 53). Kenneth Yen was a Taiwanese and Chinese entrepreneur.
Kenneth Yen (; 23 May 1965 – 3 December 2018) was a Taiwanese entrepreneur who was listed as one of the richest people in the world.
Biography Yen was born in Taipei, Taiwan to 嚴慶齡 and 吳舜文 Vivian Shun-wen Wu. and later went to boarding school at The Pennington School. He attended Rider University in the United States where he studied business administration. Yen was officially named chairman of Yulon in August 2007. According to Forbes magazine, he had an estimated net worth of US$1.05 billion. He died of esophageal cancer at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 3 December 2018.
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Who was Kenneth Yen?
Taiwanese businessman
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Kenneth Yen was born on 23 May 1965 in Taipei.
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Kenneth Yen died on 3 December 2018 in Taipei.
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Kenneth Yen was an entrepreneur.
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Kenneth Yen was Taiwanese and Chinese.
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