Recently announced by Acer reshuffle in the company's top management caused a rise in shares of the Taiwanese vendor last week, reports Nikkei. According to the publication, against the backdrop of news about the appointment of the current CEO Jason Chen and the change of the financial head, Acer quotations rose by 4% and traded at 16.4 Taiwan dollars (about 54 US cents).

Investors perceived personnel changes as a positive sign. In addition, the upsurge was fueled by Acer's optimistic statement about the company's good prospects in the PC market, a key source of the vendor's revenue, as well as a promise to step up efforts on new directions related to virtual reality (VR) technology and artificial intelligence (AI).

According to Taiwan media reports, at the annual meeting of shareholders held in the company, it was said that since the beginning of 2017 sales of Acer gaming PCs have grown by 80% compared to 2016, and the same progress has been observed in the segment of chrome-bricks. In addition, the division of Acer, a leading developer in the field of VR-technology, reached the level of profitability, and the AI ??business is confidently moving in this direction.

According to the assessment of the analytical company TrendForce, in January-March 2017 Acer took the sixth place in the ranking of leading notebook manufacturers. Compared to the previous quarter, the company increased its market share from 8.5% to 8.8%. In addition, Acer demonstrated an annual increase in the supply of laptops by 28.6%, to 3.33 million units.