Board of Directors

The Corporation upholds a policy of director diversity to enhance the overall performance of the Corporation so as to strengthen corporate governance and promote the sound development of the composition and structure of the board of directors. The selection of board members shall be based on the following two principles:

1. Basic requirements and values: gender, nationality, age, etc.
2. Professional knowledge and skills: Professional experience (such as experience in banking, insurance, securities, asset management, etc.), professional skills and industry experience (such as experience in accounting, law, information technology, risk management, etc.).

To Strengthen the functions of the Board of Directors, achieving the ideal objectives of corporate governance, the Board of Directors as a whole shall possess the following capabilities as set out in Article 20 of the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles:

1. The ability to make judgments about operations.
2. Accounting and financial analysis ability.
3. Ability to manage business activities (including ability to manage subsidiaries).
4. Crisis management ability.
5. Knowledge of the industry.
6. An international market perspective.
7. Leadership ability.
8. Decision-making ability.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is currently composed of 9 directors, including 6 general directors and 3 independent directors, who have rich experience and expertise in finance, business, and management, etc. Currently, the majority of the Corporation's board members are re-elected directors with relatively low turnover, and continuous progress is needed to achieve the goal of having at least one-third of board seats represented by either gender. To this end, the Corporation commits to achieving the ratio of at least one-third of directors of any single gender within 3 years, and will regularly review the board composition thereafter to maintain gender diversity results. The current implementation status is as follows: