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 30 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 30 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 30 years of experience in the electronic components industry and previously served as General Manager at Arrow Electronics. 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 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 30 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. |
| 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. |
| K.Y. Chen | Director |
Mr. K. Y. Chen is currently the Chairman of WPG Holdings subsidiary SAC Group. He also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Chen has over 30 years of experience in the electronic components industry and has served in Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories (EOL) of Industrial Technology Research Institute. Mr. K.Y. Chen holds a Bachelor's degree in Electro physics from National Chiao-Tung University. |
| Fullerton Technology Co., Ltd.(Representative：Richard Wu) | Director |
Mr. Richard Wu is currently the Chairman and CEO of Fullerton Technology, as well as Chairman at Niceday IT Co., Ltd. Mr. Wu holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Feng Chia University. |
| Jack J. T. Huang | Independent Director |
Mr. Jack J.T. Huang is the founder and Chairman of Taiwan Renaissance Platform, and speical advisor of Yulon Group CEO and Tai Yuen Textile Co., Ltd. Chairman. 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. |
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Weiru Chen |
Independent Director |
Mr. Weiru Chen is currently a Director at Alibaba Business School Industry Network Center and previously served as Chief Strategy Officer of Zhejiang Cuisine Bird Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. Mr. Chen holds a PhD degree in Strategic Management from Purdue University. |
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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. |
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 2021 Annual General Meeting were J. T. Huang, Charles Chen, Weiru Chen and Kathy Yang. The qualification of each candidate is following.：
