CompaniesFoxconn faces successor challenge as Gou enters Taiwan politics
A look at the key lieutenants in the running to take reins at key Apple supplier
Foxconn CEO Terry Gou attends a groundbreaking event for the company's plant in Wisconsin. U.S. in June 2018, with then-Governor Scott Walker. Foxconn is reviewing the products it will produce at the new American factory. © Getty Images
LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers
TAIPEI -- Foxconn chairman Terry Gou’s decision to run for the Taiwanese presidency has raised questions about the future of his $41 billion tech empire, not least who will be chosen to run the business at a time when its largest client Apple is suffering an unprecedented decline in sales of its iconic iPhones.