In 2007, the board of directors appointed executive vice president Alex Lo, who happens to be Kao Chin-yen's son-in-law, as president of the Uni-President group, a move that has been widely seen as a sign that he is Kao's heir apparent. Jason Lin was promoted to group CEO, but Kao remains chairman of the board and the group's kingmaker.
2007 年，統一董事會任命原執行副總、高清愿董事長的女婿羅智先接任總經理，被視為交棒的前奏，而林蒼生升格為集團總裁，高清愿則留任董事長，擔任最終把關者的角色。