BusinessThe legendary founder of Taiwan's Giant cycles into the sunset
King Liu's successors inherit a powerful brand with stalling revenue growth
Bonnie Tu, left, will take the chairman's seat at Giant on Jan. 1, while Young Liu, right, will become chief executive. (Photo by Rai)
CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer
December 22, 2016 12:00 JST
TAICHUNG, Taiwan At 82, King Liu is living proof that age is nothing but a number. The founder and chairman of the world's largest bicycle maker, Giant Manufacturing, still bikes some 30km twice a week from his residence in downtown Taichung, in central Taiwan, to the company's headquarters in the coastal town of Dajia.