Corporate Governance Officer (full-/part-time)
On August 8, 2018, the Board resolved to designate VP Mingyi Liu as the Corporate Governance Officer to safeguard shareholder rights and enhance Board effectiveness. VP Liu has over 3 years’ experience in finance, stock-affairs and meeting-management at public companies. The officer’s main duties: providing information needed by directors, helping directors comply with laws, and handling Board/shareholder-meeting matters.
2025 execution:
1. Assisting independent and other directors in their duties, providing information and arranging continuing education:
(1) Periodically notifying Board members of regulatory updates in the Company’s business and corporate governance.
(2) Reviewing confidentiality levels and providing necessary company information to directors, ensuring smooth communication with business heads.
(3) When independent directors wish to meet individually with the Chief Auditor or attesting CPA per the Best Practice Principles, helping arrange meetings.
2. Assisting Board and shareholder-meeting procedures and resolutions to comply with law:
(1) Reporting corporate governance status to the Board, independent directors and Audit Committee; confirming meetings comply with law and the Best Practice Principles.
(2) Advising directors of applicable laws when conducting business or making formal resolutions; raising suggestions if the Board may make an unlawful decision.
(3) Reviewing material-information disclosures following Board resolutions to ensure legality and accuracy for fair investor information.
3. Investor relations: arranging interactions between directors and major shareholders, institutional or general investors so investors have adequate information to assess fair capital-market value and shareholder rights are well protected.
4. Setting the Board agenda and notifying directors seven days in advance; convening meetings and providing materials; pre-alerting items requiring conflict-of-interest recusal; producing Board minutes within 20 days after meetings.
5. Handling shareholder-meeting date registration in advance per law; preparing notices, handbooks and minutes within statutory deadlines; handling change registrations for charter amendments or director re-elections.