Board of Directors
WPGH's Board of Directors consists of eleven distinguished members. Their outstanding careers and breadth of experience encompass semiconductor, finance, business, and management. Four of the eleven members are independent directors: Mr. Jack J. T. Huang, Founder and former Vice Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan, Mr. Charles Chen, Director of Prime Oil Chemical Service Corporation (POCS), Mr. Weiru Chen, Director of Alibaba Business School Industry Network Center, and Ms. Kathy Yang, Director of CDIB & Partners Investment Holding Corporation.
The Board's primary duty is to oversee the overall business and corporate affairs of WPGH. Day-to-day operations and preparation of financial statements remain the legal responsibility of the Company's management, and the activities of the Board do not supersede or alter those responsibilities.
In conjunction with Company's management, the Board also monitors regulatory activities, such as amendments to Taiwan's laws.
WPG Holdings Limited has been certified by Taiwan Corporate Governance Association with issuing the certificate of "Provisions of CG6006 General Assesment Criteria for the Corporate Governance System" on June 27, 2013.
WPG Holdings Limited has received an “A++” ranking in “Transparency and Information Disclosure” from Taiwan's Securities and Futures Institute on April 2, 2015.
| Name | Title | Introduction |
| Simon Huang | Director |
Mr. Simon Huang is currently the Chairman of WPG Holdings Limited. He also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Huang holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from National Cheng-Kung University and has over 40 years of experience in the electronic components industry. |
| K.D. Tseng | Director |
Mr. K.D. Tseng is currently the Chief Sustainability Officier of WPG Holdings Limited and Chairman & CEO of WPG Holdings Subsidiary Yosun Group. He also acts as Chairman at Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Tseng served Arrow Strong Electronics Company Limited. Mr. Tseng holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan Ocean University and has over 40 years of experience in the electronic components industry. |
| Frank Yeh | Director |
Mr. Frank Yeh is currently the Vice Chairman of WPG Holdings Limited. Mr. Yeh has over 40 years of experience in the electronic components industry and previously served as the CEO of WPG Holdings Limited, General Manager at Arrow Electronics and the Deputy General Manager of Acer Incorporated. Mr. Yeh holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Feng Chia University. |
| Mike Chang | Director |
Mr. Mike Chang is currently the CEO of WPG Holdings Limited, the Convener (officer) of WPG Holdings Risk Management Steering Team(note) and the Chairman of WPG Holdings subsidiary WPI Group. He also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Chang has over 40 years of experience in the electronic components industry and previously served executive positions at Texas Instruments and C&T Corporations. Mr. Chang holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology. note: The convener of the Risk Management Steering Team executive tasks with risk management duties, convenes monthly meetings with the risk management units of each group who report the results, and proposes the guidance and decision-making of risk management plans to strengthen risk management. |
| T.L. Lin | Director |
Mr. T.L. Lin currently serves as Director of WPG Holdings affiliated venture. He also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology and has over 30 years of experience in the electronic components industry. |
| Jack J. T. Huang | Independent Director |
Mr. Jack J.T. Huang is the founder and Chairman of Taiwan Renaissance Platform, and Independent director of Delta Electronics Industry Co., Ltd.. Mr. Huang is a R.O.C. attorney and practiced law in Hong Kong, New York, and Taipei for many years. He is also a member of Taipei Bar Association, American Bar Association, and New York City Bar Association. His professional expertise encompasses various international investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, etc. Mr. Huang graduated from National Taiwan University (LL.B.), Northwestern University (LL.M.), and Harvard University (S.J.D.). |
| Charles Chen | Independent Director |
Mr. Charles Chen currently serves as Independent Director at China Television Company, Ltd. Previously, Mr. Chen served as Vice Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan, Chairman of Wei Chuan Foods Corporation. Mr. Chen is a Certified Public Accountant of R.O.C., and holds Master’s degree in Accounting from Soochow University. The independent director Mr. Charles Chen’s experience includes serving as the Chairman of Wei Chuan Corporation (1201.TW) (note1) from June 2016 to June 2019, Vice President of PwC Taiwan, and a career as an accountant spanning 30 years. During his tenure as an accountant, he audited a wide range of companies, including those in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry and peers of WPG Holdings, such as IC distributor WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (3036.TW) (note2), Professional Computer Technology Limited. (6270.TW), computer and peripheral equipment manufacturer Sunrex Technology Co., Ltd. (2387.TW), electronics company Test Research, Inc. (3030.TW), and electro-mechanical manufacturer TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (8041.TW). |
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Kathy Yang |
Independent Director | Ms. Kathy Yang currently serves as Independent Director at Sinopower Semiconductor Inc. and Innodisk International Co., Ltd. Previously, Ms. Yang served as Executive Vice President of CDIB Capital Group and led the venture capital and industry investment department. She was also the General Manager at CDIB Capital Management Corporation and CDIB Venture Capital Corporation. Ms. Yang holds Master’s degree in Business Management from Kansas State University. |
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Joseph Yu |
Independent Director | Mr. Joseph Yu is currently a professor at Chang Gung University, an independent director of Yite Technology Co., Ltd. and an independent director of iXun Co., Ltd., and was a professor of the Department of Business Administration of National Chengchi University. Director Yu holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. |
The Company adopted the candidate nomination system for election of the independent directors and stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation of the company.
The nominated director candidates were evaluated by the qualified independent director criteria and resolved by BOD, and were elected by the shareholders.
The independent directors elected by 2023 Annual General Meeting were J. T. Huang, Charles Chen, Kathy Yang and Joseph Yu. The qualification of each candidate is following.：
