# Spincer Koh

> Spincer Koh, formally Sih-Ping Koh, is the Taiwanese founder and retired CEO of Gorilla Technology Group. With a background in naval engineering and a doctorate from the University of Washington, he led Gorilla’s development in video analytics, edge AI and cybersecurity before retiring in September 2022, shortly after its Nasdaq debut.

- **Role:** Founder and former CEO at Gorilla Technology Group (retired from CEO role in September 2022)
- **Organizations:** Gorilla Technology Group, Taiwan Navy
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Chung-Cheng Institute of Technology, Taiwan, Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gorilla and led it for more than two decades through its transition into a Nasdaq-listed company., Led Gorilla during its development of edge AI video analytics and security convergence products., Received Taiwan’s Executive Yuan outstanding information talent recognition in 1996, as documented in a Youth Daily photo caption.

## Career timeline

- **1986–1989** — Doctoral study at the University of Washington, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- **1989** — Returned to Taiwan and worked on missile manufacturing automation at the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.
- **1999** — Retired from Taiwan’s navy in January after twenty years of service.
- **2000** — Co-founded Gorilla in July; became CEO and a director in September, according to his 2022 executive biography.
- **2019** — Gorilla announced its strategic AI partnership with Asteria and an AAEON edge AI demonstration at COMPUTEX.
- **2021** — Gorilla and Global SPAC Partners announced a proposed business combination in December.
- **2022** — Business combination closed July 13; Nasdaq trading began July 14. Koh retired as CEO on September 12 and was succeeded by Jay Chandan.
- **2025** — A January interview described his interest in passing experience to Taiwanese startups.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gorilla and led it for more than two decades through its transition into a Nasdaq-listed company.
- Led Gorilla during its development of edge AI video analytics and security convergence products.
- Received Taiwan’s Executive Yuan outstanding information talent recognition in 1996, as documented in a Youth Daily photo caption.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Youth Daily profiled Koh’s military and technology careers and reported his continuing interest in supporting Taiwanese startups after retirement.
- **2022-09** — Gorilla announced Koh’s retirement and appointed Jay Chandan as CEO effective September 12.
- **2022-07** — Gorilla completed its business combination on July 13 and began trading on Nasdaq on July 14 while Koh was CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spincerkoh

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