(Telecompaper) Acer has appointed Jason Chen as its corporate president and CEO from January. Chen is currently the senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Before that, he worked at Intel for 14 years. The resolution was approved by Acer's board of directors today. With Chen on board, Stan Shih will continue to serve as Acer chairman and chairman of the Transformation Committee. He will also become a member of the committee and work together to review the change initiatives, and enhance communication and processes between the board and the management team.