Diversity of Board Members
Zippy advocates the diversity policy of directors, to strengthen corporate governance, promote the holistic development of the Board membership, and improve the overall performance of the company.
The BOD emphasizes composition diversity such as age, gender, etc., with members equipped with various role-related knowledge, skills, and industrial backgrounds.
In order to enhance the functions of the BOD and achieve the ideal goal of corporate governance, Article 20 of ZIPPY's "Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles" states that the BOD should have the following functions:
a. Ability to make operational judgments.
b. Ability to perform accounting and financial analysis.
c. Ability to conduct management administration.
d. Ability to conduct crisis management.
e. Knowledge of the industry.
f. An international market perspective.
g. Ability to lead.
h. Ability to make policy decisions.
The company's board of directors consists of 7 directors (including 2 female directors) with the above abilities.
Three independent directors account for 42% of the BOD. No director is concurrently a managerial officer or other employee of the company.