Foxconn's Kathy Yang Named to Fortune's 2026 Asia Power List

Oct 12, 2026
Kathy Yang, Foxconn's head of AI software and infrastructure, was named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women Asia list for the second year.

Foxconn executive Kathy Yang was named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women Asia 2026 list for the second year, the company said in a press release. Yang serves as general manager of global campus operations and heads Foxconn's AI software and AI infrastructure businesses.

Her responsibilities cover more than 240 Foxconn sites across 24 countries. Yang previously served as the company's first female rotating CEO and is also a board director at Foxconn Industrial Internet and chairwoman and CEO of JUSDA.

Fortune's 2026 Asia list includes 16 executives from the technology sector and 14 from banking. Yang was also included in Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business 2026 list earlier this year.

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