BOARD MEMBERS
  • Chairman
    Tom Soong
    Electrical Engineering, University of South California, USA International Business Program Attendance, NTU-FUDAN EMBA
    • Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer of LITEON Technology
    • Special Assistant to Chairman& Vice Chairman, LITEON
    • CEO, LITEON Smart Life and Applications Business Group
    • General Manager, LITEON Shanghai Operational Center
  • Director
    Raymond Soong
    Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, Taipei College of Technology
    • Director of LITEON Technology
    • Chief Engineer, Texas Instruments Taiwan Ltd.
    • Chairman & Founder of Lite-On Group and Lite-On Cultural Foundation
  • Director
    KS Lu
    Bachelor, EE, National Cheng Kung University
    • Director of LITEON Technology
    • Chairman, President and CEO of Diodes Inc.
    • Chairman of LedEngin and Lorentz
    • Asian Regional President, Senior VP of Texas Instruments
  • Director
    Anson Chiu
    Bachelor of Industrial Management, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
    • Director and General Manager of LITEON Technology
    • CEO, LITE-ON Technology Power Conversion Business Group
    • General Manager, LITEON Technology Power Conversion Business Group
    • Director, NB Business Unit, LITEON Technology Power Conversion Business Group
  • Independent Director
    Albert Hsueh
    MBA, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    • Independent director of LITEON Technology
    • Independent director of Yuanta Financial Holding and Yuanta Bank, Walsin Lihwa and TTY Biopharmaceutical
    • Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan
    • Director, Corporate Governance Association in Taiwan
    • Professor, National Taiwan and Tsinghua University of College of Technology Management
  • Independent Director
    Harvey Chang
    MBA, The Wharton School, Pennsylvania State University
    • Independent director of LITEON Technology
    • Chairman of IC Broadcasting
    • Chairman of TVBS and Catchplay Media Holdings Ltd.
    • President and CEO of Taiwan Mobile
    • Senior VP and CFO of TSMC
  • Independent Director
    Mike Yang
    Master of Science, Arizona State University
    • Independent director of LITEON Technology
    • Senior Vice President of Quanta Computer Inc. Cloud Computing Business Unit and President of Quanta Cloud Technology Inc.
    • Associate Vice President of ADI Corp. Procurement Dept.
  • Independent Director
    MK Lu
    Honorary Doctor of Tatung University Honorary Doctor of Engineering of National Chiao Tung University Department of Electrical Engineering at Tatung University
    • Independent director of LITEON Technology
    • Chairman of Actron and Tatung
    • Director of Sino-American Silicon and GlobalWafers
    • President of Lite-On Semiconductor and Vishay Lite-On Power Semiconductor
  • Diversity Status of the composition of Directors

    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

    Items

    Nationality Gender An employee of the Company Age Independent directors' tenure
    Name 40~50 51~60 61~70 71~80 Less than 3 years 3~9 years Over 9 years
    Tom Soong

    R.O.C. 

     

     

    Male

     

     

    v v            
    Raymond Soong         v      

    Representative of Ta-Sung Investment Co., Ltd.:

    Keh-Shew Lu

            v      

    Representative of Ta-Sung Investment Co., Ltd.:

    Anson Chiu

    v   v          
    Harvey Chang         v     v
    Albert Hsueh       v     v  
    Mike Yang       v   v    
    MK Lu         v v    

     

    Diversity Situation

    Name Ability to make operational judgments

    Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis

    Ability to conduct management administration Ability to conduct crisis management Knowledge of the industry An international market perspective Ability to lead Risk Management
    Tom Soong v   v v v v v v
    Raymond Soong v   v v v v v v

    Representative of Ta-Sung Investment Co., Ltd.:

    Keh-Shew Lu

    v   v v v v v v

    Representative of Ta-Sung Investment Co., Ltd.:

    Anson Chiu

    v   v v v v v v
    Harvey Chang v v v v   v v v
    Albert Hsueh v v v v     v v
    Mike Yang v   v v v v v v
    MK Lu v   v v v v v v

     

  • Competency of the Directors

     

    Board Financials Business Investment Information Technology Telecommunication Services Risk Mgmt.

    CEO/

    Senior Mgmt.

    Sustainable development Mgmt.
    Tom Soong   V   V V V V V
    Raymond Soong   V V   V V V  
    Keh-Shew Lu   V V V V V V  
    Anson Chiu   V   V   V V  
    Albert Hsueh V V   V   V V V
    Harvey Chang V V V   V V V V
    Mike Yang   V   V V V V V
    MK Lu   V V V   V V V
  • Diversity Status of the Composition of Directors

     Board Industry Experience by GICS

    Board member

    Industry

    Consumer Discretionary

    Healthcare

    Financials

    Information Technology

    Telecommunication Service

    Tom Soong

           

    V

     

    Raymond Soong

       

    V

     

    V

     

    Keh-Shew Lu

           

    V

     

    Anson Chiu

           

    V

     

    Albert Hsueh

    V

     

    V

    V

    V

     

    Harvey Chang

         

    V

    V

    V

    Mike Yang

           

    V

     

    MK Lu

     

    V

       

    V