William Wang (Chinese: 王蔚; pinyin: Wáng Wèi) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Vizio.
[1] In 2000, Wang survived the crash of Singapore Airlines Flight 006, suffering only carbon monoxide poisoning.
[2] Wang's team helped Gateway put together its 42-inch plasma TV system, priced at $2999.
[4] His idea was to combine low prices with high quality and exceptional customer support, and to make this approach profitable through extremely lean operations.
The company is now one of the largest sellers of LCD HDTVs in North America with a multibillion-dollar revenue.