Corporate Governance

Organization


Position and Responsibility

Organization Position Responsibility
Board of Directors Chairman Stipulated policy directives and objective guidelines for the Company’s operations and assigned managers to execute business operations.
The Company Group GM Implemented the resolution of the “board of directors” and company’s general administration.
Sales  Vice President As a critical part of the sales and marketing operation, responsible for bridging the psychological gap between products and customers and establishing ground to shorten the physical gap between them.
Business Unit BU Heads Responsible for product engineering, procurement, and production so as to meet the Company’s annual production plan and objectives.
R&D R&D Head The R&D center is responsible for product development; the Engineering center is responsible for product testing, verification, maintenance, and quality control.
Investor Relations Vice President Issuing and responding to the Company’s information to the external parties and handling relationships with domestic and international investors for better communication. Collecting information regarding market and industry changes to assist management strategy and decision making. 
Finance & Accounting CFO Formulating and executing budget plan and financial management according to the Company’s strategies. Making precise accounting journals and providing both internal and external parties, in a timely fashion, financial and operating information. Supplying concrete evidence to assist in business strategies and financial planning. Safeguarding capital and controlling operation costs to enhance capital efficiency and bring about operation goals. 
CEO Office (Administration Department) Function Heads Functions including information, management of human resources, selection of suppliers, and quotations.
Corporate Sourcing Vice President Integrating supplier resources to build an optimal supply chain that ensures superior delivery, costs and quality of production materials for better competitiveness based on the Company’s business plan and organization structure. 
 

Management

Roger, Hwa-tse Liang

Chairman

Roger Liang currently serves as BizLink’s Chairman. Mr. Liang cofounded BizLink in 1996, where he served as CEO. Mr. Liang was voted as Chairman during BizLink’s IPO in 2011. Mr. Liang served as Greatlink USA’s CEO prior to cofounding BizLink, and has also been an R&D engineer at Cadence and at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).

Mr. Liang has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in the USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.
 

Felix, Chien-hua Teng

Chief Executive Officer

Felix Teng currently serves as BizLink’s CEO, Director, and Spokesperson. Mr. Teng was also a cofounder of the company, where he served as the General Manager of its wiring and connector subsidiaries, among other responsibilities. Mr. Teng was appointed to his current position of CEO in 2009 in preparation for BizLink’s IPO.

Mr. Teng has an MBA degree from San Francisco State University in the USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Control Engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

Annie, Inru Kuo

Managing Director

Annie Kuo currently oversees BizLink’s strategic planning and direction, and serves on the Board of Directors as well as the General Manager of select subsidiaries.

Ms. Kuo has a Master’s degree in Actuarial Science from Georgia State University in the USA, and a Bachelor's degree in Physics from National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan.

Florian Hettich

Chief Executive Officer(IN BG)

Florian Hettich currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IN BG. Prior to joining BizLink via the IN BG acquisition, Mr. Hettich had been in charge of different Business Groups of LEONI AG across multiple sectors from 2010 to 2021. Mr. Hettich was located in Switzerland from 2016 to 2020 before returning to Germany in 2021 managing together the company's carve-out and sales process with the IN BG team.

Mr. Hettich holds a Master's degree in Engineering at Technical University of Karlsruhe and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Technical University of Munich.

Mike, Ming-tsun Lin

Sr. Vice President

Mike Lin currently serves as the SVP of Computing and Transportation Business Group in BizLink. Prior to BizLink, Mr. Lin served as VP of Delta Electronics (Americas) and held various positions as a strategic role for business development and management in Flex, Sun Microsystems, Cadence, and Hitachi.

 

Mr. Lin has a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University in the U.S. and a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

Christoph Wolf

Sr. Vice President Electrical Appliances Business Unit

Christoph Wolf currently serves as the SVP for BizLink's Electrical Appliances Business Unit. He has held this position since 2009 as a key role in supporting the sales and acquisition process for the business unit. Prior to joining BizLink in 2017, Mr. Wolf spent six years working in a strategy consulting company, where he worked with clients from the electric and electronic industry sector, after which he joined the M&A department of LEONI AG WCS Division.

 

Mr. Wolf holds a Master's degree in Industrial Management from Ludwig-Maximilian's University in Munich, Germany, with a specialization in strategic management of information and communication.

Charles, Tse-shen Tsai

Group Vice President of Accounting and Controlling Department

Charles Tsai joined BizLink in 2022 as VP of Accounting and Controlling Department, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise from his previous roles as a strategic finance manager in TSMC, Accounting VP in Chunghwa Telecom, bussiness controling head in Liteon Group, and CFO of Taiwan Cement's Greater China Operations. He earned his CFA charter in 2005.

Mr. Tsai holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University.

Terrence Ng

Plant General Manager (Southeast Asian & India)

Terrence Ng joined BizLink in 1999 and currently serves as Southeast Asia Region and India GM. Prior to this, Terrence Ng had served as Sales Manager and General Manager in Malaysia operations, and also in Supply Base Management positions in Daewoo and Iomega.

Terrence Ng holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Keele University in the UK and a Diploma in Business Management from Tunku Abdul Rahman University in Malaysia.

Committees

 

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, reporting, and financial control practices of the Company. The Audit Committee is responsible to review the Company’s: financial reports; auditing and accounting policies and procedures; internal control systems; material asset or derivatives transactions; material lending funds, endorsements or guarantees; offering or issuance of any equity-type securities; legal compliance; related-party transactions and potential conflicts of interests involving executive officers and directors; Ombudsman reports; fraud investigation reports; corporate risk management; hiring or dismissal of an attesting CPA, or the compensation given thereto; and appointment or discharge of financial, accounting, or internal auditing officers.

Under R.O.C. law, the membership of the Audit Committee shall consist of all independent Directors. BizLink’s Audit Committee satisfies this statutory requirement. The Audit Committee annually conducts self-evaluation to assess the Committee’s performance and identify areas for further attention. BizLink’s Audit Committee is empowered by its Charter to conduct any study or investigation it deems appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities. It has direct access to BizLink’s internal auditors, the Company’s independent auditors, and all employees of the Company. The Committee is authorized to retain and oversee special legal, accounting, or other consultants as it deems appropriate to fulfill its mandate. Please consult BizLink’s Annual Report for the relevant year for the number of meetings convened and each member’s attendance rate.

Audit Committee Membership

Name Membership 

Jr-Wen Huang

Independent Director
 Chair/Lead

Chia-Jiun Cherng

Independent Director
 Member

Lin, Chien-Cheng

Independent Director
 Member

Chin-Teh Hsu

Independent Director
 Member(Note)

Note: The independent director Mr. Chin-Teh Hsu, passed away in August 2021.

Remuneration Committee

The Company’s Board resolved to form the Remuneration Committee in 2011 as the Company’s compensation system for Directors and managers is an integral part of corporate governance and risk management. The “Compensation Committee Charter” marked a major step towards realizing the Company’s ideal incorporate governance. The Company was selected as a constituent stock of the TWSE “Corporate Governance 100 Index” in 2016. 

Remuneration Committee Membership

Name Membership

Jr-Wen Huang

Independent Director
 Chair/Lead
 

Chia-Jiun Cherng

Independent Director
 Member

Chien-Cheng Lin

 
 Member
 

Corporate Governance and Sustainable Development Committee

The Board Meeting on August 8, 2018 was chaired by Mr. Chien-Hua Teng and was attended by two Independent Directors. They resolved to establish a “Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee” This Committee is sub-divided into four task force teams, and covers corporate governance, economics, society, and the environment. They aim to establish and promote a strong set of corporate responsibility and sustainability practices to achieve better corporate governance, environmental protection, and fulfill the Company’s social responsibility. The Company conducted risk assessments of material issues in accordance with the principle of materiality of corporate social responsibility, and formulated the "Risk Management Policies and Procedures" in 2020 based on these assessments. The Committee will hold regular discussions, and make no less than one report to the Board every year. 

Corporate Governance and Sustainable Development Committee Membership

Name Membership

Chien-Hua Teng

Director
 Chair/Lead
 

Jr-Wen Huang

Independent Director
 Member

Chia-Jiun Cherng

Independent Director
 Member
 


The Communication Between the Independent Directors and Internal Audit Supervisors

Regular discussions on the audit report are conducted by the Company’s internal auditor and audit committee, and the internal audit report is made at the meeting of audit committee on a quarterly basis. The independent auditors are also required to immediately communicate to the Audit Committee any material matters that they have discovered. During 2022, the Company’s independent auditors did not report any irregularities. 

Date Communication Item
2022/01/14 2021 Nov. - Dec. Internal audit implementation and reporting
2022/03/25 1. 2022 Jan. Internal audit implementation and reporting
2. 2021 Internal audit assessment and“Internal Control Statement”
2022/05/13 2022 Feb. - Mar. Internal audit implementation and reporting
2022/08/26 2022 Q2 Internal audit implementation and reporting
2022/11/10 1. 2022 Q3 Internal audit implementation and reporting
2. Propose 2023 Audit Planning
3.The company revised the "Internal Audit Regulations" and "General Rules of Internal Control"

The communication channels between the Audit Committee and the Internal Audit manager functioned well. The Company’s independent auditors have presented the findings of their review or audits when required on the Company’s financial results and other matters required by laws and regulations to Audit Committee. 

Date Communication Item
2022/03/25 2021 Audit result reporting
2022/05/13 2022 Q1 Audit result reporting
2022/08/25 2022 Q2 Audit result reporting
2022/11/08 2022 Q3 Audit result reporting

Internal Audit & Corporate Governance Officer

Internal Audit

BizLink's Internal Audit function is an independent unit that reports directly to the Board of Directors.

The charter of Internal Audit is to review the internal controls in the company's processes and to report on those controls with respect to the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of their design as well as their actual functioning on a day-to-day basis. All parts of the company and its subsidiaries are open for review by Internal Audit.

Internal Audit works according to an annual plan, which needs to be approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, special audits or reviews are conducted as needed. The combination of the regular audits and the special projects provide management with feedback on the functioning of the internal control system; it gives management an additional channel to learn about existing or possible future weaknesses in the system and addresses them in a timely manner.

The company supplements the review activities by Internal Audit with documented self-assessments by the departments and operational units. Internal Audit sees to it that these activities do take place, and reviews the submissions to ensure the quality of the process; it consolidates the results of the self-assessments for the CEO and the Board of Directors.

There are three full-time employees dedicated to Internal Audit, including one VP and two staffs.

 

Corporate Governance Officer

The Board Meeting on January 1, 2020 resolved to appoint the Vice President of Strategic Investment, whom already had 3 prior years of related corporate governance experience, as the Company’s dedicated corporate governance officer. The Company’s corporate governance officer and his team are responsible for corporate governance and related matters, including the handling of matters relating to the Board, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Shareholders' meetings in accordance with relevant laws; assistance in onboarding and continuing the education of Directors; provision of information required for the performance of duties by Directors; and assistance in Directors' compliance with relevant laws, etc. In 2020, the cumulative number of training hours attended by the corporate governance officer on related topics was 18 hours. In 2022, it is estimated to be 12 hours. 

Continuing Education Training of Corporate Governance Officer in 2022
Date Host Training/Speech Title Duration Total
2022/07/21 Corporate Operating Sustainable Development Association Enterprise Merger and Acquisition Equity Investment Planning and Joint Venture Agreement Practice Analysis 3.0 12.0
2022/08/19 Securities & Futures Institute Directors and Supervisors (Including Independents) and Corporate Governance Executive Practice Advanced Seminar - Corporate Financial Crisis Early Warning and Type Analysis 3.0
2022/09/02 Taiwan Corporate Governance Association Operational Practices of Audit Committee 3.0
2022/09/08 Independent Director Association Taiwan The Board Reviews The Risk and Practical Operation 3.0

Contact

If you have further comments about our Investor Relations, please contact us through:

 
Mike Wang
Investor Relations
+886 2 8226 1000 Ext. 2663
ir@bizlinktech.com
Alex Hu
Deputy Spokesperson 
ir@bizlinktech.com
 
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