The function of the Board

1. The Company has allotted 5–9 directors according to the Articles of Incorporation. In particular, the independent directors shall not be less than three persons, and the overall director seats exceeding 1/5 should be reached.
2. The term of office the Company’s sixth term of Board of Directors expired, so the general shareholders’ meeting held on May 26, 2025 elected the seventh term of directors in accordance with Article 79 of the Articles of Incorporation by adapting the candidates nomination system and in compliance with the election procedures set forth in the “Regulations Governing the Election of Directors.” The balloting was prudent and transparent, and in which eight directors were elected (including four independent directors). The result was publicly announced in compliance with Article 192-1 of the Company Act.
3. The term of office of the seventh term of directors is 3 years from May 26, 2025 to May 25, 2028
4. All eight elected directors are not a spouse or relative within the second degree of kinship of each other, so all members of the board can perform their duties objectively and independently.
5. The diversification, competency, and complementariness of company board members
   The board members have expertise from various industries, including manufacturing, R&D, finance and accounting, taxation, and law, and practical industrial experience. They possess the abilities of leadership, operational decision making, accounting and financial analysis, business management and crisis management, as well as the professional knowledge and experience required for decision-making. Therefore, all board members are competent and complementary to each other.
6. The Company will successively plan board member takeovers when the time deems appropriate in the year to come. Targeting the cultivation of future talents, in addition to strengthening core value propaganda, company management philosophy, and experience sharing and heritage, through professional training, operational management, risk management, financial analysis, and risk management, and other diversification abilities can be developed.
7. The assignment, dismissal and remuneration of the Company’s chief internal audit officer are submitted to the board of directors’ meeting for discussion and approval, and the assignment, dismissal and remuneration of internal audit personnel are reviewed by the chief internal audit officer and submitted to the Chairman for approval.

List of Board Members

Background of Board Members

Implementation of Board Diversity

Competency and complementariness of board members

All members of the Company’s Board of Directors are of domestic nationality. Directors who are also employees account for 37.5% of the Board, and female directors also account for 37.5%. The age of the directors is mainly between 48 and 60 years, accounting for 62.5%. The Board members possess expertise across various industry fields (including manufacturing, food, biotechnology, finance and taxation, legal affairs, etc.) and have practical industry experience. They have the capabilities of leadership decision-making, operational judgment, financial analysis, business management, and crisis handling. They have also acquired the professional knowledge and qualities required for the decision-making process; therefore, there is no concern regarding the suitability of the directors, and the members are complementary to one another. The suitability and complementarity of the Board members are well ensured.

Board Diversity Policy Management Objectives and Achievement Status

Our company upholds the core principles of corporate governance and sustainable development, actively promoting board member diversity and gender equality policies to enhance decision-making quality and corporate competitiveness. We have established goals to achieve more than half of directors not concurrently serving as employees and to increase female director representation to more than one-third of board seats. In the future, the company will continue to review and optimize relevant measures to deepen corporate governance and create long-term value for shareholders and stakeholders

Continuing education in current year

Continuing education in 2025

Continuing education in the past years