- Source of Wealth: Business (Fashion)
- Age: 74
- Birth Place: Hong Kong City
- Marital Status: Married (Celia Chou)
- Full Name: Silas K. F. Chou
- Nationality: Hong Kong
- Date of Birth: 1 January 1946
- Ethnicity: Chinese
- Occupation: President and CEO of Novel Enterprises Limited Hong Kong
- Children: 2 (Vivian and Veronica)
Hong Kong businessman Silas Chou has an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion. Michael Kors’ financial backer Silas Chou joins the billionaire ranks after taking the fashion house public in November 2011. He currently serves as President and CEO of the textile manufacturing group he inherited, Novel Enterprises. Chou’s father was on the Forbes billionaires list in the early 1990s. His company became successful in transforming struggling entities such as Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors into billion-dollar powerhouses. The Chou family usually takes on a strategic approach to their fashion investments. At Tommy Hilfiger, they made plans to leverage the connection between fashion and the music industry. For Michael Kors, they aimed in bringing fashion to the television. For Thakoon, all of their plans have roots in digital immediacy.