Background
Hui was born in Guangdong Province in southern China, and was raised in Hong Kong since he was one year old.
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Lap Shun Hui
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Education
University at Buffalo, The State University of New New York McMaster University.
Career
He is also the current owner of liquid crystal display manufacturer InFocus and the former owner of Personal Computer manufacturer Packard Bell. He moved to the United States in 1973 to attend college at University at Buffalo, and later received his Master of Business Administration from McMaster University in Canada. Hui"s first involvement in the tech industry began when he helped found computer manufacturer Everex in 1983.
Several years later, in 1995, Hui has been president of the monitor manufacturer of Korea Data Systems United States of America, Incorporated., which he used to help form tech start-up eMachines in 1998.
In the process, he became Gateway"s second-largest shareholder. In 2006, after becoming dissatisfied with Gateway"s leadership, he offered to purchase the firm for $450 million but was rebuffed.
That same year, Hui purchased Packard Bell, later selling it to Acer in 2008. He then purchased Oregon-based liquid crystal display manufacturer InFocus in 2009.
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China