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Market Cap:$19.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.1B
  • Public
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Chunghwa gives Taiwain something to talk about. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE: CHT; Taiwan: 2412) is Taiwan's largest telecommunications firm. The company offers local and long-distance voice services, mobile phones, internet, and data transmission. It operates in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, and the US. The company has annual revenue of about NT$185 billion and employs about 28,000 people. In 2005, it listed an additional 135.1million shares on the NYSE. Chunghwa Telecom became a private company on August 12th, 2005 with the government's holding down to less than 50%. The Asset awarded the company 'Best Privatization' in The Asset Asian Awards in 2005. It was also voted 2005 Mobile Operator of the Year, Taiwan

Chief Executive Officer
Shyue-Ching Lu
Number of Employees 178
Contact Information

No 21-3 Hsin Yi Rd Sec 1

Taipei 100

www.cht.com.tw

(886) 223445488

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

Recent Events

  • Telecom Reports Operating Results for the First Nine Months and Third Quarter of 2009

    11/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Vodafone and Chunghwa Telecom Announce Partnership

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Chunghwa and Vodafone sign partnership agreement

    11/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Vodafone, Chunghwa Team Up

    11/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Cloud Computing Revenues To Exceed $14B In Five Years

    11/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • 'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner

    11/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom Reaches 1.5 Million FTTH Subscribers, ADSL Declines

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom Jan-Sep Net Profit NT$33.18 Billion Vs NT$36.52 Billion

    10/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Chunghwa Telecom, Integral Systems, China Telecom, Cisco and...

    9/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Yang Ming To Sell Chunghwa Investment Stake For NT$758.7 Million

    9/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom To Seek Opportunities In China, Overseas

    8/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Shyue-Ching Lu Chief Executive Officer
Shaio-Tung Chang President
Cheng-Kann Wu Chief Accounting Officer
Hank Han-Chao Wang CFO & Senior Vice President
Joseph C.P. Shieh Chief Financial Officer
Cheng-Tsun Chiang Executive Vice President
Chi-Mau Sheih executive vice president
Dian-Yin Lin Executive Vice President
Hsiu-Gu Huang Executive Vice President
Jen-Hon Lin Executive Vice President
Shyang-Yih Chen executive vice president
Tai-Feng Leng Executive Vice President
Tzu-Han Huang Executive Vice President
Chin-Yi Yue Senior Vice President
Chun Ming Hsieh Senior Vice President
Feng-Hsiung Chang Senior Vice President
John C.C. Hsueh senior vice president
Judy Fu-Meei Ju Supervisor
Ming-Daw Chang Supervisor
Ming-Shyan Yang supervisor
Minsky Luo Senior Vice President
Tay-Shing Lee supervisor
Tzong-Yen Chang Senior Vice President
Yen-Sung Lee senior vice president
Yu-Hsien Lin Supervisor
Yung An Yen supervisor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Tan H. Chen Chairman & CEO
Chao-I Hsieh Board of Directors
Chien-Cheng Lin Board of Directors
Chiu-Kuei Huang Board of Directors
Hsu-Chung Simon Chang Board of Directors
Jeng-Tsuen Liaw Board of Directors
Jennifer Yuh-Jen Wu Board of Directors
Jiann-Yen Chen Board of Directors
Jing-Twen Chen Board of Directors
Joyce H.Y. Jen Board of Directors
Lo-Ming Chung Board of Directors
Mu-Shun Lin Board of Directors
Neng-Pai Lin Board of Directors
Oliver F.L. Yu Board of Directors
Shih-Peng Tsai Board of Directors
Shih-Wei Pan Board of Directors
Shu Yeh Board of Directors
Yen-Chung Lu Board of Directors
Yen-Pin Wang Board of Directors
Yu-Huei Jea Board of Directors
Yuan-Hui Cheng Board of Directors
Zse-Hong Tsai Board of Directors

Shyue-Ching Lu is a director and our chairman and chief executive officer. Dr. Lu had served as our president from May 1996 until he was appointed our chairman in August 2008. Prior to that, Dr. Lu was the director general of the Department of Posts and Communications of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 1993 to 1994 and the deputy director general of the Directorate General of Telecommunications from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Lu holds a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaii and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chairman & CEO Current

Shaio-Tung Chang is the President of our company. Mr. Chang served as a senior vice president of our company from March 2007 to August 2008 and an executive vice president of our company and manager of our Mobile Business Group from July 2004 to March 2007. He also served as executive vice president of our company and manager of our International Business Group from December 2002 to July 2004. Mr. Chang holds a Master’s degree in management science from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. President Current
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Former

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chief Accounting Officer Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

Joseph C.P. Shieh is our chief financial officer. Mr. Shieh served as an executive vice president and spokesman of Mega Financial Holding Company from February 2003 to January 2007. He was the chairman of Mega Venture Investment Co. Ltd. from October 2004 to January 2007 and the chief executive officer of the Investment Banking Business Group at Mega Financial Holding Company from July 2004 to January 2007. Dr. Shieh holds a Ph.D. degree in finance from Kent State University, Ohio, USA.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Current
Mega Financial Holding Company Executive Vice President Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

Chi-Mau Sheih is an executive vice president of our company and a manager of our Southern Taiwan Business Group. Mr. Sheih was the manager of our Central Taiwan Business Group from January 2006 to March 2007. He served as a president of the department of network from September 2001 to January 2004. He also served as assistant vice president of our company and deputy manager of our Central Taiwan Business Group from January 2004 to September 2006. Mr. Sheih holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the National Taiwan University.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. executive vice president Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

Jen-Hon Lin is an executive vice president and general manager of our Mobile Business Group of our company. Mr. Lin is also a director of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. Mr. Lin is also a director of the RPTI International Co., Ltd. Mr. Lin served as assistant vice president and deputy manager of our Mobile Business Group from July 1996 to January 2006. He also served as executive vice president of our company and manager of our International Business Group from January 2006 to March 2007. Mr. Lin graduated from New York Institute of Technology with Master’s degree in electrical engineering.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

Shyang-Yih Chen is an executive vice president and a manager of our Data Communications Business Group. Mr. Chen was the president of our value-added service department of our Data Communications Business Group from May 1997 to January 2005 and was an assistant vice president of our company and deputy manager of our Data Communications Business Group from January 2005 to September 2006. Mr. Chen holds a Master’s degree in electronic engineering from National Taiwan University.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. executive vice president Current

Tai-Feng Leng is an executive vice president of our company and a manager of our International Business Group. Miss Leng is also a director of Chief Telecom Inc., Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. Miss Leng served as vice president of our International Business Group from July 2004 to December 2007 and as senior managing director of the marketing department from October 2001 to July 2004. Miss Leng holds a Master’s degree in management science from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

Tzu-Han Huang is an executive vice president of our company and a manager of our Northern Taiwan Business Group. Dr. Huang is also a director of SENAO International Co., Ltd. He served as assistant vice president of our company and deputy manager of our Northern Taiwan Business Group from February 2006 to January 2008 and as senior managing director of the Marketing Department from July 2004 to February 2006. He holds a Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics from the National Chung- Hsing University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President Current

John C.C. Hsueh is a senior vice president of our company. Dr. Hsueh is also a director of Taipei Financial Center Corp. He served as a president of Telecom Laboratories from October 1998 to October 2000. He also served as an executive vice president of our company and as a manager of our Northern Taiwan Business Group from October 2000 to September 2006. Dr. Hsueh holds a Ph.D. degree in electric engineering and computer science from Northwestern University.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. senior vice president Current
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Former

Judy Fu-Meei Ju is a supervisor of our company. Ms. Ju also serves as a public prosecutor in the Taiwan Superior Court Prosecutor’s Officer. Ms. Ju was previously the director of the third department of the Executive Yuan and the director of the office of the Minister of the Executive Yuan. Ms. Ju holds a Ph.D. degree in law from the National Taiwan University.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Supervisor Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Supervisor Current

Ming-Shyan Yang is a supervisor of our company. Mr. Yang is also currently the director of the second bureau of the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics at the Executive Yuan. Mr. Yang holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. supervisor Current

Minsky Luo is a senior vice president of our company. Prior to joining Chunghwa, Mr. Luo was a director and vice president of ICT at R.R. Donnelly Financial and Lifetime (a Disney/Hearst company) in New York City, respectively, and has 10 years of experience at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He also served briefly as executive consultant for the Institute for Information Industry and worked in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Mr. Luo holds a Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics and a Master’s degree in computer science.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President Current

Tay-Shing Lee is a supervisor of our company. Mr. Lee is currently the comptroller of the department of accounting at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Mr. Lee was previously the deputy director of the Budget Bureau of General Affairs of the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics at the Executive Yuan. Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Feng Chia University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. supervisor Current

Tzong-Yen Chang is a senior vice president of our company. Mr. Chang is also a director of the Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd. Mr. Chang served as assistant vice president of our company and deputy manager of our Northern Taiwan Business Group from August 2003 to January 2006. Prior to that, he was a manager of the Banciao operation department. Mr. Chang holds a Master’s degree in management science from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Senior Vice President Current

Yen-Sung Lee is a senior vice president of our company. Dr. Lee is also a director of SENAO International Co., Ltd. Dr. Lee previously served as an executive vice president and the manager of our Industrial Customer Group of our company from February 2007 to August 2008. Mr. Lee was an executive vice president and manager of the Data Communications Business Group of our company from January 2002 to April 2005 and was the president of the Telecom Laboratories from April 2005 to February 2007. Mr. Lee holds a Ph. D. degree in information engineering from National Chiao Tung University.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. senior vice president Current
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Former

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Supervisor Current

Yung An Yen is a supervisor of our company. Mr. Yen is also the vice president of Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. He has worked for Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. over 35 years. His former positions include the director of the department of savings and remittances and the director of the department of capital operations. Mr. Yen holds a Master’s degree in law from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. supervisor Current

Chao-I Hsieh is a director of our company. Mr. Hsieh is also a senior counselor of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. He holds Ph.D. & M.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and he majored in city planning and real estate management.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Jennifer Yuh-Jen Wu is a director of our company. Dr. Wu is also currently the deputy director general of the Institute of Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Dr. Wu was the director of the information systems division of the Institute of Transportation from 1995 to August 2008 and also worked as the secretary-general of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 2000. Dr. Wu holds a Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Traffic and Transportation from the National Chiao Tung University. She also holds two Master’s degrees from Northwestern University, one in electrical engineering and computer science and one in industrial engineering and management science.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Jiann-Yen Chen is a director of our company. Mr. Chen is also currently the general secretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Mr. Chen was the director of the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau from 2005 to 2006. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from Soochow University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Jing-Twen Chen is a director of our company. Dr. Chen is also a professor at the finance department of the National Central University in Taiwan. Dr. Chen holds a Ph.D. degree in finance from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Mu-Shun Lin is a director of our company. Mr. Lin is also a director of Personnel Department at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Mr. Lin holds a Master’s degree in law from Ming-Chuan University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Shih-Peng Tsai is a director of our company. Mr. Tsai replaced Hsu-Chung Simon Chang as a director on March 16, 2009. Mr. Tsai is also currently a representative of the Member’s Convention of the Chunghwa Telecom Workers Union and serves as a manager of Min-Syong service centers. Mr. Tsai graduated from Ta Tung Junior Technological College of commerce.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Shih-Wei Pan is a director of our company. Dr. Pan is also currently the political deputy minister at the Council of Labor Affairs. Dr. Pan holds a Ph.D. degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Shu Yeh is a director of our company. Dr. Yeh is also currently a professor of accounting at National Taiwan University. His research interests include accounting, capital markets and telecommunications regulation. Dr. Yeh holds a Ph.D. degree in accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Master’s degree in professional accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the National Taiwan University.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Yuan-Hui Cheng is a director of our company. Mr. Cheng is the senior secretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from Tamkang University in Taiwan.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Zse-Hong Tsai is a director of our company. Dr. Tsai is also currently a professor of electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University. His research interest includes broadband networking, performance evaluation and telecommunication regulations. Dr. Tsai holds a Ph.D. degree and a Master’s of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University.

Organization Position Status
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Chunghwa Telecom To Seek Opportunities In China, Overseas

    Morningstar.com - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Schedules 1H 2009 Operating Results Conference Call & Webcast

    Forbes.com - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Schedules 1H 2009 Operating Results Conference Call &...

    Reuters - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Schedules 1H 2009 Operating Results Conference Call & Webcast

    PR Newswire - 8/14/09 - View Story

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CHT $17.96 +0.12 (0.67% )
Volume 437,888
Shares Outstanding 1.0B
Market Cap 19.1B
Year High 19.56
Year Low 15.050
Earnings Per Share 1.3671
P/E Ratio 13.1372
Dividend 0.9289
Yield 5.1720
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