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Wayne Pai

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Wayne Pai
白文正
Born
Pai Wen-cheng

(1952-10-14)14 October 1952
Penghu, Taiwan
Died2 July 2008(2008-07-02) (aged 55)
Penghu, Taiwan
Alma materNational Chiao Tung University
Occupationbusinessman

Wayne Pai (Chinese: 白文正; pinyin: Pai Wencheng; 14 October 1952 – July 2008) was a Taiwanese businessman.

Pai founded the Polaris Group (寶來集團), the second largest securities brokerage of Taiwan,[1] and served as the chairman of the company. Pai was considered a successful businessperson,[2] but was entangled in multiple scandals prior to his death.[3] He disappeared in Penghu since 2 July 2008. The police found Pai's body and confirmed his death by suicide on the morning of 4 July 2008.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Polaris Group head commits suicide in Penghu, Central News Agency, 4 July 2008.
  2. ^ (in Chinese)證金業急先鋒白文正一頁傳奇史, Liberty Times, 20 March 2005.
  3. ^ (in Chinese)形象精明一世的白文正摔了一大跤, Wealth (財訊), 8 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Polaris Securities Chairman Found Dead Off Penghu". Forbes. Retrieved 5 January 2021.