A shop attendant sits in an Acer booth in a computer mall in Taipei(Reuters) – Acer Inc has named former TSMC sales government Jason Chen its new CEO as of January 1, appointing a chipmaking business veteran to the helm of a Taiwanese firm struggling to beat gradual PC sales. Chen takes over government tasks from firm founder Stan Shih, who returned to the company in November and can stay Acer's Chairman, Acer said in a observation on Monday. Chen, who worked for Intel Corp for 14 years earlier than joining Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, is presently TSMC's senior vice chairman of worldwide gross sales and advertising, a job he has held when you consider that 2008.