Board Composition and Responsibilities
Board of Directors List
Name. | Nationality or place of registration. | Education and work experience. |
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YFY GLOBAL Investment B.V. Felix Ho. |
Republic of China. | MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management. |
YFY Paradigm Investment Co., Ltd.. David Lo. |
Republic of China. | MBA, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University. |
YFY Development Co., Ltd., Representative. Hong-Shi Wen. |
Republic of China. | Master’s Degree, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University.; AUO Corporation, Deputy Chief of Plant.; Innolux Corporation, Chief of Department. |
Bing-Yi Lin. | Republic of China. | Master’s Degree, Information Management, University of Washington.; China Development Industrial Bank, Manager of Direct Investment Department. |
Brade Lei. | Republic of China. | Deloitte and Touche Taiwan, Vice President. |
Brian Lee. | United Kingdom. | MBA, HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY.; Global Brands Group, Chief Restructuring Officer. |
JD Chiou. | Republic of China. | Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.; Ministry of Economic Affairs, Expert of Artificial Intelligence Development; Strategy Smart Customer Service Industry Expert.; Ministry of Economic Affairs, Open Data Consultation Team Committee member.; FinTech Research Center, College of Commerce, National Chengchi University, Industrial Advisor.; Microsoft AI Developer Advisory Board, USA. |
Board Diversity Policy and Its Implementation
The Company approved the establishment of the “Corporate Governance Guidelines” at the second meeting of the second Board of Directors on July 12, 2022. Chapter 3 of the Guidelines, titled “Enhancing the Functions of the Board,” includes Section 1, “Board Structure,” which sets forth the Company’s policy on board member diversity.
The professional backgrounds of the members of the Board include industry expertise, business management, and accounting. Among the current board members, Director Felix Ho, Director Bing-Yi Lin, Director Hong-Shi Wen, and Director David Lo possess strong leadership, operational judgment, business management capabilities, crisis management skills, as well as industry knowledge and a global market perspective.
As for the independent directors of the Company, their professional competencies include:
Independent Directors. | Industry Expertise. |
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Brade Lei. | Certified Public Accountant. |
Brian Lee. | Expertise in international business; independent director of other publicly listed companies. |
JD Chiou. | Expertise in artificial intelligence technologies and international business management. |
Among the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, 3 directors (42.9%) hold employee status, and 3 directors (42.9%) are independent directors.
Board Performance Evaluation Implementation
At the Board of Directors meeting on July 12, 2022, the Company resolved to adopt the “Board Performance Evaluation Guidelines,” which stipulate that the Board of Directors and its functional committees must conduct internal performance evaluations annually. Additionally, an external professional independent organization or a team of external experts and scholars should conduct an evaluation at least once every three years.
The Company has completed the 2023 Board Performance Evaluation and reported the evaluation results to the Board of Directors on March 12, 2024.
Evaluation Cycle. | Execute once a year. |
Evaluation period. | From January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. |
Evaluation scope. | Overall Board of Directors. |
Evaluation method. | Self-assessment. |
Evaluation content. | The performance evaluation criteria of the Company’s Board of Directors cover the following six key aspects:. 1. Understanding of the company’s operations and providing suggestions.. 2. Enhancing the quality of board decisions.. 3. Composition and structure of the board of directors.. 4. Selection and ongoing education of directors.. 5. Internal controls.. 6. Concern for sustainability. |
Evaluation results. | The Board Secretariat provided the self-assessment questionnaires related to the performance evaluation to all directors on January 30, 2024, and collected the completed questionnaires on February 7, 2024. The evaluation results were summarized as follows:.. 1. The Board’s self-assessment result was rated as ‘Excellent’ (score: 4.83). 2. The evaluation results were presented at the Board meeting held on March 12, 2024, to serve as a reference for future improvements. |