Since his return Chang has led TSMC to its best performance ever. Its New York-traded shares hit a ten-year high this year; profit for 2012 is en route to a record. For his latest act, on the back of his transformative accomplishments, Chang is Forbes Asia’s 2012 Businessman of the Year.
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