To implement a well-established corporate governance system, the Company stipulates in Article 32 of the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines that the Board of Directors shall be composed of members based on the diversification policy. Directors concurrently acting as managers of the Company shall be limited to a certain percentage and shall comply with Article 26 regarding concurrently held positions; in addition, the Company shall formulate the diversification policy based on the operations, business model, and development needs, including but not limited to the two dimensions as follows: I. Basic requirements: gender and age. II: Professional knowledge (law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing or technology), professional skills, and industry experience. Given that the above aticle has stipulated the Company's diversification to the Board of Directors, the basic requirements for the Board of Directors are not limited to the listed one, the Company may also take any requirements for the purpose of diversification into consideration, such as age, gender, race, nationality.
The Board of Directors is composed of 19 directors, including 4 independent directors. The Company attaches great importance to the diversification of industry experiences of the Board of Directors. At least one member of the Board shall have work experience in banking, securities, and insurance. In addition to financial holding, banking, securities, and insurance, asset management and investment, directors of the Company have diversified experience in industries ranging from education, venture capital, real estate development, E-Commerce, Law Firm, Public Service and Medical (public health). In terms of age, 4 directors are 41~50 years old, 7 directors are 51-60 years old, and 8 directors are 61 years old or older. In addition, the Company values gender equality. The Board of Directors has 6 female directors, accounting for 31.6% of members of the Board.