NEW TAIPEI, TAIWAN (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) — The future of Foxconn’s Wisconsin project is in question as its founder eyes a presidential run.
Bloomberg reports that Foxconn founder Terry Gau has announced his candidacy for the Taiwanese presidency. This came after rumors that he’d be stepping down as CEO of the technology company after suggesting earlier this month that he saw a need for younger leadership.
Gau was crucial in the debate and planning of the project, personally making the trip to the US multiple times to meet with Governor Walker and President Trump in order to work out the deal to build a factory in the state.
Those plans have since been scaled back.
Foxconn may not open a full LCD construction facility in the state, opting instead to use Wisconsin as a research hub. Foxconn has picked Milwaukee for its North American headquarters and announced plans for smaller business and technology centers in Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Madison.
There’s no clear successor in the path if Gau does step down to run Taiwan, leaving more doubt in the proposed construction of the Foxconn plant in Racine.
