Kathy Yang Chiu-Chin to be named Foxconn’s first woman rotating CEO

Electronics manufacturing giant and Apple vendor Foxconn has named Kathy Yang Chiu-chin as its rotating chief executive officer with effect from Monday, the company said.

In a statement, it said Chiu-chin will be the first woman to hold the rotating CEO’s role at Foxconn.

“Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has named Kathy Yang Chiu-chin its rotating Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, setting two major milestones in corporate governance leadership for the world’s largest electronics manufacturing service provider,” the company said.