Composition of the BOD

Composition of the Board of Directors

Professional Qualifications and Independence Analysis of Directors and Independent Directors

1  Professional Qualifications and Work Experience: The professional qualifications and work experience of individual directors and supervisors shall be described. If they are members of the Audit Committee and have accounting or financial expertise, their accounting or financial background and work experience shall be described, and whether they have not been subject to the provisions of Article 30 of the Company Act shall be specified as well.

2  The independent directors shall remain their independence status which include but is not limited to whether he or she, his or her spouse or relatives within the second degree of kinship are directors, supervisors or employees of the Company or its affiliates, the number and proportion of the Company’s shares held by him or her, his or her spouse or relatives within the second degree of kinship (or held by the person under others’ names), whether they serve as directors, supervisors or employees in a company that has a specific relationship with the Company (refer to the provisions of Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 5 to 8 of the Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance Matters for Public Companies), and the amount of remuneration received for the provision of business, legal, financial and accounting services to the Company or its affiliates in the last two years.

3  With regard to disclosure methods, please refer to the best practice examples on the website of the Corporate Governance Center of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Diversity in the Board of Directors

In order to enhance the corporate governance and promote the sound development of the Board of Directors in terms of its composition and structure and to achieve the ideal goals of corporate governance, the board of directors shall possess the following abilities:

1. Ability to make operational judgments.

2. Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis.

3. Ability to conduct management administration.

4. Ability to conduct crisis management.

5. Knowledge of the industry.

6. An international market perspective.

7. Ability to lead.

8. Ability to make policy decisions.

The board of directors of the Company consists of 9 directors, including 6 directors and 3 independent directors. Independent directors account for 33%. They have comprehensive industry experience, covering expertise and experience of chemistry, materials, machinery, engineering, accounting, economics, and finance, which are specifically related to the PCB industry. They have excellent competence on operational judgment, management, crisis handling, international market development and leadership. The company pays attention to gender equality in the composition of the board of directors. Currently, female directors account for 22%. The term of office of independent directors is 4-6 years. All independent directors have served no more than three consecutive terms.

The implementation of diversity among the members of the Board of Directors of the Company:

Abilities Designation:

1. Ability to make operational judgments.
2. Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis.
3. Ability to conduct management administration.
4. Ability to conduct crisis management.
5. Knowledge of the industry.
6. An international market perspective.
7. Ability to lead.
8. Ability to make policy decisions.