Foremost Group CEO was intoxicated when she reversed into pond, report says

Angela Chao, a shipping CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond at her Texas ranch last month, according to a report from the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office ruled Chao’s death an “unfortunate accident,” according to the report on the investigation released Wednesday. An autopsy was not performed on Chao, but a toxicology test revealed her blood alcohol concentration was nearly three times the legal limit in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/foremost-group-ceo-was-intoxicated-when-she-reversed-into-pond-report-says

Angela Chao, CEO of global shipping firm Foremost Group, dead at 50

Angela Chao, the CEO of New York-based shipping company Foremost Group, has died in a car accident at the age of 50, according to a news release.

“It is with deep sadness that Foremost Group announces the passing of Angela Chao in a tragic car accident. Angela Chao was a formidable executive and shipping industry leader, as well as a proud and loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife and mother,” according to a statement from the Foremost Group published in MarineLog.  

The Foremost Group did not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/angela-chao-ceo-of-global-shipping-firm-foremost-group-dead-at-50

OBITUARY | Angela Chao, Chair and CEO of the Foremost Group

US-based dry bulk shipping company the Foremost Group has confirmed that Angela Chao, its Chair and Chief Executive Officer, has tragically passed away following a vehicular accident. Born in 1974, Ms Chao was the youngest of six daughters of James Chao and the late Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, who had...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/obituary-angela-chao-chair-and-ceo-of-the-foremost-group/

Maritime mourns loss of Angela Chao in a car accident

The Foremost Group said today that its chair and CEO, Angela Chao, had died in a car accident this past weekend.

The daughter of Foremost Group founder Dr. James S. C. Chao and sister of former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, Angela Chao was named one of Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime in 2021.

The Foremost Group released the following statement

“It is with deep sadness that Foremost Group announces the passing of Angela Chao in a tragic car accident. Angela Chao was a formidable...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/maritime-mourns-loss-of-angela-chao-in-a-car-accident/

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