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. Three of the eleven members are independent directors: Professor Rong-Ruey Duh of National Taiwan University, Mr. Jack J. T. Huang, Chairman of Jones Day's, and Mr. Yung– Hong Yu, President of AID Management Consulting Co. Ltd.
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 23, 2011.
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, Director, is Chairman of WPG, 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 distribution industry. |
| K.D. Tseng | Director | Mr. K.D. Tseng, Director, is Chairman & CEO of Yosun Group, also acts as Chairman of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA).. Mr. Tseng served Arrow Strong Electronics Company Limited. Mr. Tseng holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from National Taiwan Ocean University and has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience. |
| Frank Yeh | Director | Mr. Frank Yeh, Director, is CEO of WPGH. Mr. Yeh served executive positions at Arrow Electronics, Inc. Mr. Yeh holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from Feng Chia University and has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience. |
| Mike Chang | Director | Mr. Mike Chang, Director, is Chairman & CEO of World Peace Industrial Group (WPI Group), also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Chang served executive positions at TI and Chips & Technologies. He has a proven track record in forging strategic sales relationships with top tier electronics customers as well as a strong background in establishing marketing alliances with semiconductor industry leaders. Mr. Chang holds a degree in Electronics and Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology and has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience. |
| T.L. Lin | Director | Mr. T.L. Lin, Director, acts as Director of WPGH subsidiaries, also acts as Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Mr. Lin holds a degree in Electronics and Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology and has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience in the electronic components distribution industry. |
| K.Y. Chen | Director | Mr. K. Y. Chen, Director, is Chairman of Silicon Application Corporation Group (SAC Group), also acts as a Director of Taipei Electronic Components Suppliers' Association (TECSA). Prior to that, he 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 and has over 30 years of experience in the electronic components distribution industry. |
| Fullerton Technology Co., Ltd.(Representative：Richard Wu) | Director |
Richard Wu Director, is Chairman of Fullerton Technology. He was former Chairman and President of Richpower Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. Mr. Wu holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from Feng Chia University |
| Jack J. T. Huang | Independent Director | Mr. Jack J.T. Huang, Independent Director, is Partner of Jones Day's Greater China practice, Partner-in-Charge in Taipei. Mr. Huang, having practiced law in Hong Kong, New York, and Taipei for many years, is a member of the Taipei Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. His practice encompasses a broad range of international investments, mergers and acquisitions, securities, financing, joint ventures, technology licensing etc. primarily in the United States and Asia. Mr. Huang graduated from National Taiwan University (LL.B.); Northwestern University (LL.M.); Harvard University (S.J.D.). |
| Charles Chen | Independent Director | Weiru Chen Director, is Director of Prime Oil Chemical Service Corporation and Vice President of United Way of Taiwan. He was former Chairman of Wei Chuan Foods Corporation
Mr. Wu is Certified Public Accountant of R.O.C., holds a degree in Science in Accounting from Soochow University. |
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Weiru Chen |
Independent Director |
Weiru Chen Director, is Director of Alibaba Business School Industry Network Center. He was former Chief Strategy Officer of Zhejiang Cuisine Bird Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. |
Policy on diversity of board composition
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 2020 Annual General Meeting were Mr. J. T. Huang, Charles Chen and Weiru Chen. The qualification of each candidate is following.：
