Board Members

Diversity Status of the composition of Directors

The company's directors are elected according to its "Rules of Governing the Election of Directors," where candidates are nominated based on the system stipulated in Article 192-1 of the Company Act. The company is required by law to announce before the book closure date of its annual general meeting the period of directors' (including independent directors) nomination (no less than 10 days) and the number of directors (including independent directors) to be elected. The list of director candidates (including independent directors) needs to be reviewed by the board to make sure that all candidates are qualified (including independent directors) before the election commences during the annual general meeting.
The company carefully considers the board configuration and diversification standards. The company considers the industry and professional background and the field of work and experience of individuals and selects candidates with the knowledge, skills, and disposition necessary to perform the duties to be its directors. And implement the specific management objectives of directors concurrently serving as company officers not exceed one-third of the total number of the board members.
The board of directors of the company must be composed of experts and scholars from industry, finance, business, investment, information, and communications. Over half of the board members must have industry experience, and there is at least one person in each professional field covering operational judgment, salary management, corporate governance, business management, information security, risk management, and sustainable development management; it is actively looking for one female director.
The board consists of 8 members; all of whom are elected by shareholders. Board members currently include two natural person, two institutional investor and four independent directors. The Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles require no fewer than 3 independent directors of the board, whereas the Company is committed to corporate governance and therefore has 4 independent directors, 50% of the board.
Tom Soong has extensively experienced in talent selection and corporate management, Raymond Soong is the founder of LITEON is also a pioneer in Taiwan's optoelectronic technology industry, Keh-Shew Lu has extensive management experience in semiconductors, Anson Chiu possesses an abundance of management experience in the electronics technology industry, Harvey Chang is Well versed in salary management, the financial profession, and business operations, Albert Hsueh expertise in financial accounting and corporate governance with professional qualifications as accountants and part-time professors of university schools of management, Mike Yang is well versed in refinement of cloud management and deployment and in coordination of global 5G and AI networks and MK Lu has earned the nickname "the Merger King".
The board is diverse, and individual members are equipped with various core competencies. They are assisted by independent directors from various professional backgrounds to ensure they fulfill their duties effectively. These members have been given the duty to exercise proper governance of the board of directors, to supervise/appoint/instruct the management, and to oversee the company's financial, social, and environmental performance in ways that maximize stakeholders' interests.
The company has 2 directors with employee status, 25%; independent directors 50%; 3 independent directors have a term of office of no more than 9 years; one director is 40-50 years old, and one director is 51-60 years old , 2 people aged 61~70, 4 people aged 71~80.

List of board members and core competence

Diversity Situation

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