Board of Directors

The directors are elected by the shareholders meeting in accordance with the "Director Election Regulations.” Winmate has formulated a policy on diversity of board members in the "Code of Practice on Corporate Governance", considering the diversity of board members from multiple aspects and measuring practical operation needs, including but not limited to gender, age, cultural and educational background, race, professional experience, skills, knowledge, and service tenure. The selection of the board of directors is based on the principle of meritocracy and the implementation of the diversity policy of board members is implemented at the time of selection.

According to the Company's "Code of Practice on Corporate Governance", the composition of the board of directors is not limited by gender and directors must generally possess the knowledge, skills, and literacy necessary to perform their duties. In order to achieve the ideal goal of corporate governance, the board of directors must have the following overall capabilities:

As of the preparation of this report, the company has nine directors, including independent directors with three seats. 22% of the board members are employees and 78% are external supervisors (including 33% of independent directors). There is one female director (11%) on the board. The tenure of all three independent directors is below six years. Four directors are over 61 years old, three members are between 51 and 60 years old, and 2 members are under 50 years old.

The members of the board of directors have the professional knowledge, practical experience, and moral literacy required to perform their duties. Age, nationality, education, experience, gender, and independence are taken into account for directors’ election. The election is carried out per the relevant regulations and the diversity policy.

To maintain the professional advantages and capabilities of the directors, in 2023, the directors participated in continuing education courses and forums organized by the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Association for the Advancement of Industry and Commerce, Taiwan Financial Research and Training Institute, Taiwan Institute of Directors, Securities and Futures Market Development Foundation, Chinese Corporate Governance Association, and Accounting Research and Development to meet the statutory requirements for training hours. Each director undergoes at least 6 hours of annual continuing education.