Board of Directors
Responsibilities of Board Members
Board members should faithfully perform their duties and fulfill the duties of a good manager, exercising their powers with a high degree of self-discipline and prudence in the execution of the company's business. Apart from matters required by law or company bylaws to be decided by the shareholders' meeting, they should faithfully follow the resolutions of the board.
Board responsibilities include:
Board responsibilities include:
- The operational plan of the company.
- The annual financial report signed or stamped by the Chairman, executive officers, and accounting supervisor, as well as the second-quarter financial report that requires certification by auditors.
- The formulation or amendment of internal control systems, as well as the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control systems.
- The establishment or amendment of procedures for the acquisition or disposal of assets, engaging in derivative commodity transactions, lending funds to others, endorsing or guaranteeing for others in significant financial transactions.
- Matters involving the self-interest of directors or supervisors.
- Significant transactions involving assets or derivative commodity transactions.
- Significant lending of funds, endorsement, or provision of guarantees.
- The raising, issuance, or private placement of equity-like securities.
- The appointment, dismissal, or remuneration of certifying accountants.
- The appointment or dismissal of financial, accounting, or internal audit executives.
- Donations to related parties or significant donations to non-related parties.
- Other matters required by laws, bylaws to be decided by the shareholders' meeting, or significant matters specified by competent authorities, which should be proposed to or decided by the board.
Resumes of the 19th Board of Directors and Independent Directors
Candidates Title | Name | Education | Experience | Institutional Shareholder |
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Representative | Chih-Hsien Lo | MBA, UCLA, USA | Executive Vice President, President and Chairman of Uni-President Enterprises Corp. Chairman of: President Chain Store Corp., Ton Yi Industrial Corp., ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd., Prince Housing & Development Corp., TTET Union Corp. |
Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Shiow-Ling Kao | Marymount College USA |
Chairman of: Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd., President Fair Development Corp., Uni-President Department Store Corp., President Pharmaceutical Corp., President Drugstore Business Corp., President Being Corp., Infinity Holdings Ltd., Eternity Holdings Ltd., Celestial Prosperities Holdings Ltd. Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., President Chain Store Corp., Ton Yi Industrial Corp., ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd., Prince Housing & Development Corp. President of: Kao Chuan Inv. Corp. President Fair Development Corp. |
Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Jui-Tien Huang | Master Degree in Marketing, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, R.O.C. |
Chairman of: Tait Marketing & Distribution Co., Ltd., Wisdom Distribution Service Corp., RSI. Retail Support International Corp., Capital Marketing Consultant Corp., President Chain Store Tokyo Marketing Corp., ICASH Corp., Beauty Wonder (Zhejiang) Trading Co., Ltd., President (Shanghai) Health Product Trading Co., Ltd. Director of: President Chain Store Corp., President of: President Chain Store Corp., President Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Holdings Ltd. Senior Vice President of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp. |
Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Chung-Ho Wu | Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University |
Chairman of: San Shing Spinning Co., Ltd. Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd., Nantex Industry Co., Ltd., Prince Housing Development Corp., Grand Bills Finance Corp., President Pharmaceutical Corp., Times Square International Holding Co., Times Square International Hotel Co., Kung Ching International Development Co., Ltd., Southern Taiwan University of Tech. Supervisor of: Nanmat Technology Co., Ltd. |
Young Yun Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Ping-Chih Wu | MS of Chemical Engineering and MS of Industrial Management, U.S.C., USA |
Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Prince Housing Development Corp., President Pharmaceutical Corp., Kung Ching International Development Co., Ltd., Times Square International Holding Co., Times Square International Hotel Co., President Global Corp., Ameripec Inc., General Bank, President Baking Company Inc. President of: President Global Corp、Ameripec Inc。 |
Taipo Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Po-Ming Hou | Tourism management, Chinese Culture Univ. |
Chairman of: Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd., Nan Fan Housing Development Co., Ltd., Tainan Spinning Retail & Distribution Co., Ltd., Hsin Yu Peng Investment Co., Ltd. Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Nantex Industry Co., Ltd., Prince Housing Development Corp., ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd., President International Development Corp., President Fair Development Corp., President Entertainment Corp., Times Square International Holding Co., Times Square International Stays Co., Times Square International Hotel Co. President, Vice Chairman and Director of: Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd. |
Yu Peng Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Chung-Shen Lin | Dept. of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University |
Chairman of: President Securities Corp. Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Gan En Sheng Ren Social Welfare Charity Foundation, Tong-Sheng Finance Leasing Co., Ltd., Tong-Sheng (Suzhou) Car Rental Co., Ltd., Uni-President Tc-Lease (Cayman) Corp. President and Director of: President Tokyo Corp., President Tokyo Auto Leasing Corp. Senior Vice President of : Nanlien International Corp. Managing Supervisor of : Grand Bills Finance Corp. |
Ping Zech Corp. |
Representative | Pi-Ying Cheng | Dept. of History, National Taiwan University |
Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Nantex Industry Co., Ltd., Joyful Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Joyful Inv. Co., Ltd. |
Representative | Po-Yu Hou | Department of Radio, Television and Film, Shih Hsin Univ. |
Chairman of: Hsin Yung Hsing Investment Co., Ltd., Mau Chiang Investment Ltd. Director of: Uni-President Enterprises Corp., Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd., Nantex Industry Co., Ltd. Managing Director of : Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd. |
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Director | Chang-Sheng Lin | Electrical Engineering, Nat’l Cheng Kung Univ. |
President, C.E.O and Director of Uni-President Enterprises Corp. Chairman of: President Global Corp., President Baseball Team Corp., Kai Yu Investment Co., Ltd., Kai Nan Investment Co., Ltd., Tung-Ren Pharmaceutical Corp., President Coffee Corp., Uni-President Cold Chain Corp., Uni-President Department Store Corp. Vice Chairman of: President Nisshin Corp., President Kikkoman Inc. Director of: President Chain Store Corp., Ton Yi Industrial Corp., ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd., TTET Union Corp., Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (Cayman), Nanlien International Corp., President International Development Corp., Tung Ho Development Co., Ltd., Tone Sang Construction Corp., Mech-President Corp., President Entertainment Corp., RSI, Retail Support International Corp., President Natural Industrial Corp. |
Candidates Title | Name | Education | Current Position & Experience & Specialty |
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Independent Director | Ming-Hui Chang | Master in Professional Accounting, The Univ. of Texas at Austin Bachelor, Accounting Section of the Department of Commerce, National Taiwan Univ. |
[Current Position]: Chairman of:Taiwan Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Association Independent Director of:Bafang Yunji International Co., Ltd. [Experience]: PwC Taiwan:Head of Risk Control, Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer of Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer, management consultant, CEO, Director of Pipe and cypress department Chairman of:Pricewaterhousecoopers Management Consulting Co., Ltd. Jury of Award of Outstanding SMEs Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan Univ., National Chung Cheng Univ., Tung Hai Univ. [Professional license]: Accountant License of R.O.C |
Independent Director | Wei-Yung Tsung | Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan Univ. |
[Current Position]: Independent Director of : Tokio Marine Newa Insurance Co., Ltd. [Experience]: Chairman of:Mitsubishi Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. Director of:Mitsubishi Corp. LT Taiwan Co., Ltd. President of:Taiwan Kanken Techno Co., Ltd. |
Independent Director | Chun-Jen Chen | J.D., Georgetown Univ. |
[Current Position]: Professor, Dept. of Law, National Cheng Kung Univ [Experience]: Associate Professor, Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Law and Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ. Assistant Professor, Master’s Program, Graduate Institute of Financial and Economic Law, Feng Chia Univ. Executive Secretary, Corporate Governance Research Center, Feng Chia Univ. Editorial board, English translation of the interpretation by the Chief Justice of the Judicial Yuan Lecture:Talent Development Institute for Local Government, DGPA, Executive Yuan Commissioner, the Securities Listing Review Committee of Taipei Exchange |
Independent Director | Lee-Feng Chien | Department of computer science, Tamkang University. Master's and Ph.D., Department of computer science & information Engineering, National Taiwan Univ. |
[Current Position]: Director of: iKala Interactive Media Inc., Junyi Academy., Asia America Multi-Technology Association., Artificial Intelligence Foundation. Independent Director of: Airoha Technology Corp., Appier Group Inc., Japan., KKDay Holdings Co., Ltd. Japan. [Experience]: Managing Director of Google Taiwan Branch., Research Fellow & Deputy Director., Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Joint Professor of Information Management, National Taiwan Univ. |
Professional Qualifications and Independence Analysis of Directors:
Name | Criteria | Professional qualification requirements and work experience | Independence Criteria | Number of Other Public Companies in Which the Individual is Concurrently Serving as an Independent Director |
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Chih-Hsien Lo | Education:MBA, UCLA, USA Work Experience:Executive Vice President and President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Shiow-Ling Kao | Education:Marymount College USA Work Experience:Chairman of Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Jui-Tien Huang | Education:Master Degree in Marketing, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, R.O.C. Work Experience:President of President Chain Store Corp. ; Senior Vice President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Ping-Chih Wu | Education:MS of Chemical Engineering and MS of Industrial Management, U.S.C., USA Work Experience:Director of General Bank and President Baking Company Inc. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Chung-Ho Wu | Education:Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University Work Experience:Supervisor of Grand Bills Finance Corp. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Po-Ming Hou | Education:Tourism management, Chinese Culture Univ. Work Experience:President and Vice Chairman of Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Po-Yu Hou | Education:Department of Radio, Television and Film, Shih Hsin Univ. Work Experience:Executive Director of Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Chung-Shen Lin | Education:BBA Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University Work Experience:Chairman of President Securities Corporation; President and Director, President Tokyo Corp. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Chang-Sheng Lin | Education:Electrical Engineering, Nat’l Cheng Kung Univ. Work Experience:C.E.O and President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Pi-Ying Cheng | Education:BA, Dept. of History, National Taiwan University Work Experience:Director of Joyful Inv. Co., Ltd. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
Please refer to the board independence explanation | 0 | |
Ming-Hui Chang | Education:Master in Professional Accounting, The Univ.of Texas at Austin. Bachelor, Accounting Section of the Department of Commerce, National
Taiwan Univ. Work Experience:PwC Taiwan: Head of Risk Control, Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer of Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer, management consultant; CEO, Director of Pipe and cypress department Chairman of Pricewaterhousecoopers Management Consulting Co., Ltd. ; Jury of Award of Outstanding SMEs.; Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan Univ., National Chung Cheng Univ., and Tung Hai Univ. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
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Wei-Yung Tsung | Education:Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan Univ. Work Experience:Chairman of Mitsubishi Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; Director of Mitsubishi Corp. LT Taiwan Co., Ltd.; President of Taiwan Kanken Techno Co., Ltd. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
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Chun-Jen Chen | Education:J.D., Georgetown Univ. Work Experience:Associate Professor, Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ.; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Law and Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ.; Commissioner, the Securities Listing Review Committee of Taipei Exchange Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
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Lee-Feng Chien | Education:Master's and Ph.D., Department of computer science & information engineering, National Taiwan Univ. Work Experience:Managing Director of Google Taiwan Branch., Research Fellow & Deputy Director., Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Joint Professor of Information Management, National Taiwan Univ. Professional Qualification:NOTE (1) Not been the person of any conditions defined in Article30 of the Company Law |
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Director Diversity and Independence
The Company has established three independent directors in accordance with legal regulations, accounting for 23.08%. During the appointment process, we conduct a qualification check for independent directors and issue statements. Simultaneously, we obtain declarations regarding the independence and part-time employment regulations from each independent director, confirming compliance with the provisions of Article 26-3, Paragraph 3, and Article 26-3, Paragraph 4 of the Securities Exchange Act. Specifically, within the board of directors, more than half of the positions are not held by individuals with spousal or first-degree relative relationships. Additionally, there are no relationships of the specified types between independent directors and other directors.
Board Member Diversity Policy and Implementation Status
(1) The Company’s Corporate Governance Principle has stated the abilities of the board and developed a diversified policy for the composition of the board members and the directors concurrently serving as company officers not exceed one-third of the total number of the board members, and that an appropriate policy on diversity based on the company's business operations, operating dynamics, and development needs be formulated and include, without being limited to, the following two general standards:
- Basic requirements and values: Gender, age, nationality, and culture.
- Professional knowledge and skills: A professional background (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing and technology), professional skills, and industry experience.
- Ability to make operational judgments.
- Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis.
- Ability to conduct management administration.
- Ability to conduct crisis management.
- Knowledge of the industry.
- An international market perspective.
- Ability to lead.
- Ability to make policy decisions.
Objective and implementation of board diversify policy
Objective | Implementation |
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More than three independent directors | Fully implemented |
At least one independent director with expertise in accounting, finance or business administration. | Fully implemented |
Directors concurrently serving as company officers not exceed one-third of the total number of the board members, | Fully implemented |
(2) The diversity of board members is as follows:
- Basic requirements and values:
①There are a total of 13 directors (including 3 independent directors). Two members of the Board of Directors are female with an average age of 64.62. The average age of male directors is 67.93. The average age of all directors is 67.42.
②The board consists of not only Taiwanese directors, but also one director residing in the United States. Overall the board is filled with nationalities and cultures from Chinese and US. - Professional knowledge and skills:
①The directors with education background including MBA, UCLA, USA , Marymount College, finance, economics, history, business administration, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, Tourism management and television & film.
②The independent directors with education background and experience including Master in Professional Accounting, The Univ. of Texas at Austin., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan Univ., J.D., Georgetown Univ. and Department of computer science & information Engineering, National Taiwan Univ.
③The following table demonstrates the implementation of the diversity policy for Board members.
Note 1:The Board members of UPEC collectively possess the necessary capabilities
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Criteria |
Composition | Professional Ability | ||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Gender | An employee/ management of the Company | Age | The duration for Independent Director | Education & experience | Professional background | Operational Judgment | Operational Management | Accounting & Finance | Business and economics | Crisis Management | Industry Experiences | Global market perspective | Leadership | Decision-Making | |||
Name | 51~60 | 61~70 | 71~80 | |||||||||||||||
Chih-Hsien Lo | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Executive Vice President and President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp.; MBA, UCLA, USA | Business Administration | ||||||||||||||
Shiow-Ling Kao | Taiwan, R.O.C | F | Chairman of Kao Chuan Inv. Co., Ltd.; Marymount College | Business | ||||||||||||||
Jui-Tien Huang | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | President of President Chain Store Corp. ; Senior Vice President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp.;MS in Marketing, National Kaohsiung Univ. of Science and Technology, R.O.C | Economics | ||||||||||||||
Po-Ming Hou | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | President and Vice Chairman of Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd.;Tourism management, Chinese Culture Univ. | Tourism management | ||||||||||||||
Po-Yu Hou | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Executive Director of Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd.; Department of Radio, Television and Film, Shih Hsin Univ. | Radio, Television and Film | ||||||||||||||
Ping-Chih Wu | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Director of General Bank and President Baking Company INC. ; MS of Chemical Engineering and MS of Industrial Management, U.S.C., USA | Chemical Engineering & Industrial Management | ||||||||||||||
Chung-Ho Wu | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Supervisor of Grand Bills Finance Corp. ; Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University | Chemistry | ||||||||||||||
Chang-Sheng Lin | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Chairman of President Securities Corporation ; President and Director, President Tokyo Corp. ; BBA Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University | Business Administration & Finance | ||||||||||||||
Pi-Ying Cheng | Taiwan, R.O.C | F | Director of Joyful Inv. Co., Ltd.; BA, Dept. of History, National Taiwan University | History, | ||||||||||||||
Chang-Sheng Lin | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | C.E.O and President of Uni-President Enterprises Corp.;Electrical Engineering, Nat’l Cheng Kung Univ. | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||||||
Ming-Hui Chang | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | The term of new independent Directors started from May 31, 2022 | Note 1 | CPA | |||||||||||||
Wei-Yung Tsung | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Note 1 | Chemical Engineering, | ||||||||||||||
Chun-Jen Chenn/td> | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Note 1 | Law | ||||||||||||||
Lee-Feng Chien | Taiwan, R.O.C | M | Note 1 | computer science & information engineering |
Note 1:Education& Experience of Independent Directors
Name | Education& Experience |
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Ming-Hui Chang | Experience:PwC Taiwan:Head of Risk Control, Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer of Audit Department, Chief Operating Officer, management consultant, CEO, Director of Pipe and cypress department. Chairman of Pricewaterhousecoopers Management Consulting Co., Ltd. Jury of Award of Outstanding SMEs. Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan Univ., National Chung Cheng Univ., Tung Hai Univ. Education:Master in Professional Accounting, The Univ.of Texas at Austin. Bachelor, Accounting Section of the Department of Commerce, National Taiwan Univ. |
Wei-Yung Tsung | Experience:Chairman of Mitsubishi Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.;Director of Mitsubishi Corp. LT Taiwan Co., Ltd.;President of Taiwan Kanken Techno Co., Ltd. Education:Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan Univ. |
Chun-Jen Chen | Experience:Associate Professor, Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ.;Assistant Professor, Dept. of Law and Science & Technology Law Institute, National Cheng Kung Univ.;Commissioner, the Securities Listing Review Committee of Taipei Exchange Education:J.D., Georgetown Univ |
Lee-Feng Chien | Experience:Managing Director of Google Taiwan Branch., Research Fellow & Deputy Director., Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Joint Professor of Information Management, National Taiwan Univ. Education:Master's and Ph.D., Department of computer science & information engineering, National Taiwan Univ. |