Mr. LU Sung-Ching (盧松青), (also known as Sidney Lu)
Mr. LU Sung-Ching (盧松青), (also known as Sidney Lu), aged 64, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
As a well-recognized global business leader, Mr. Lu has developed his profound career in more than four decades. Mr. Lu served as the engineer for connector products in the Packard Electric Division of General Motors in Ohio between 1981 and 1988. Later, he was responsible for manufacturing work at TE Connectivity Ltd. (previously known as AMP Incorporated), a company engaged in the connector manufacturing business, between 1988 and 1990. Mr. Lu joined Hon Hai in 1990 and held a number of positions, including manager, deputy general manager and general manager, in developing the interconnect technology business. When FIT was spun off from Hon Hai in 2013, Mr. Lu was promoted from being the General Manager of the component business group to the leader of this new entity. Mr. Lu was also a board member of Hon Hai (2317 TW) between June 2019 and June 2022.
Mr. Lu obtained a bachelor of liberal arts and science degree in mathematics and a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States in 1981. In 2011, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering granted him a “Distinguished Alumni” honor to celebrate his extraordinary professional accomplishments, excellent leadership and generous philanthropic and professional commitment to his alma mater. Mr. Lu’s achievements were further recognized in 2015 when he received the “Alumni Award for Distinguished Service” from the College of Engineering, in recognition of his outstanding leadership, service and commitment to the field of engineering, society at large and his impact at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mr. Lu Sung-Ching is the brother of Mr. Lu Pochin Christopher, our executive Director.
Mr. LU Pochin Christopher (盧伯卿)Executive Directors
Mr. LU Pochin Christopher (盧伯卿)
Mr. LU Pochin Christopher (盧伯卿), aged 64, was appointed as our executive Director on March 16, 2015. He is also the global chief operating officer and chief financial officer of our Company. Mr. Lu is responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance on the business development of the Group. Mr. Lu joined the Los Angeles office of Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) as an audit associate in 1981. During his 34 years of service with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, he held multiple executive positions, including Deloitte China CEO from 2008 to 2013, and member of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Global Executive Committee from 2012 to 2013. He has also led a number of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu initiatives in support of national policies and programs such as those of the Ministry of Finance and the State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission. He retired from Deloitte China in December 2014.
Mr. Lu’s professional and personal contributions have been recognized by the community. He is a two-time winner of Shanghai’s Magnolia Award in 2003 and 2005, which recognizes expatriates for their significant contributions to the development of the city of Shanghai.
Mr. Lu obtained a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a master of accounting science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States in 1980 and 1981, respectively. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since November 30, 1988 and he has been a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants since February 4, 1999.
From August 12, 2015 to February 16, 2022, Mr. Lu was an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Greenland Holdings Corp Ltd (綠地控股集團股份有限公司), a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600606). In addition, since September 18, 2016, Mr. Lu has been an independent non-executive director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nomination committee of Honma Golf Limited (本間高爾 夫有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 6858), engaging in the business of manufacturing and selling golf clubs, golf balls, apparel and other related products. Mr. Lu has also been appointed as an independent director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee of Weibo Corporation, a Chinese social network company listed on the NASDAQ (Ticker Symbol: WB), since August 13, 2020. Mr. Lu Pochin Christopher is the brother of Mr. Lu Sung-Ching, our Chairman of the Board and executive Director.
Mr. PIPKIN Chester John, aged 62, was appointed as our executive Director with effect from April 1, 2019. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Belkin, subsidiary of the Company, in charge of the Group’s smart home and smart accessories businesses. Mr. Pipkin founded Belkin in 1983 and had been responsible for the strategy and operations of Belkin as its Chief Executive Officer until January 2021.
Mr. Pipkin attended the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”), in 1978 and 1979. Mr. Pipkin has been listed as one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal since 2016 until moving from the Los Angeles area in 2020. He served on the UCLA History Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2020. Mr. Pipkin was inducted into the Dealerscope Magazine Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame in 2006. He was a regional recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1996. He has served as a board member for YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles since 2008 and served as a board member and board chairman for the California YMCA Model Legislature and Court from 1980 to 2000. He was also a founding board member and the founding board chairman for both Da Vinci Schools from 2008 to 2019 and RISE high schools from 2017 to 2019.
Mr. CURWEN Peter DIndependent Non-executive Director
Mr. CURWEN Peter D
Mr. CURWEN Peter D, aged 65, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016. He is primarily responsible for providing strategic advice and making recommendations on the operations and management of our Company. Mr. Curwen has over 30 years of experience in the connector industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Curwen worked at Amphenol FCI (previously known as E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Berg Electronics Group Inc. and FCI), a company engaged in the connector and cable assembly solutions business, since May 1981, and he served as a vice president and general manager of various business divisions of FCI from 2007 to 2011, and the president of the electronics division from August 2011 to September 2012. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Strategy Adviser of FCI Holding S.A.S., a company engaged in the electronic connectors and cable assemblies business. In addition, Mr. Curwen was appointed as the President of Conesys, a company engaged in the industrial electronic connectors business, in February 2013.
Mr. Curwen obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hartwick College in the United States, and a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in the United States, both in 1981.
Mr. TANG Kwai Chang (鄧貴彰)Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. TANG Kwai Chang (鄧貴彰)
Mr. TANG Kwai Chang (鄧貴彰), aged 70, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016. He is primarily responsible for supervising and providing independent judgment for the Board. Mr. Tang is a fellow member of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (admitted on November 8, 1984) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (certified on February 23, 1988). Mr. Tang has also been a member of the disciplinary panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since August 2008 which term has come to an end as informed by the Institute on January 31, 2023, and is a convenor of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.
Mr. Tang has over 35 years of experience in accounting, auditing and audit risk management, including holding senior management positions as vice chairman of Deloitte China and a member of the board of Deloitte Global. He joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) as an audit trainee in 1976, and left in July 1980 as a senior accountant. Mr. Tang joined GPI (Holdings) Limited, a company engaged in the manufacturing and trading of electronics and electrical products, as an assistant finance manager in August 1980. Mr. Tang re-joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in January 1982 as a senior accountant, became a partner in April 1988, and practiced as a certified public accountant. During his 35 years at Deloitte, Mr. Tang was responsible for providing audit and audit related services as well as undertaking management and governance roles within the firm, until he retired in May 2013.
Mr. Tang obtained his diploma in accounting from Hong Kong Baptist College (currently known as Hong Kong Baptist University (“HKBU”)) in June 1976. He was an honorary member of the Court of HKBU from January 2007 to December 2011, and a member of the Court of HKBU from November 2011 to October 2020. He was further appointed as an honorary member of the Court of HKBU for another 5 years from 2021. He was conferred with the Honorary University Fellowship by HKBU in 2017.
Since September 24, 2014, Mr. Tang has been an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of HKR International Limited (香港興業國際集團有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 480). In addition, since April 1, 2017, Mr. Tang has been an independent non-executive director of Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited (交通銀行(香港)有限公司), a company involved in the financial services industry, and Mr. Tang is also the chairman of its audit committee. He was also appointed as an independent non-executive director of BCOM Finance (Hong Kong) Limited on December 16, 2020, which is also involved in the financial service industry. Furthermore, Mr. Tang is also currently a director for the following two subsidiaries under China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited (中國寶武鋼鐵集團有限公司), a company involved in the steel manufacturing industry: Baowu Resources Co., Ltd (formerly known as Baosteel Resources Co., Ltd (since July 21, 2016) and Baosteel Resources International Company Limited (since August 16, 2016). In addition, since December 15, 2017, Mr. Tang has been an independent non-executive director and also the chairman of the audit committee of Tsit Wing International Holdings Limited (捷榮國際控股有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2119) and a leading provider of integrated B2B coffee and black tea solutions.
Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert (陳永源)Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert (陳永源)
Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert (陳永源), aged 65, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016.
Mr. Chan has been an executive director of Central Development Holdings Limited (中發展控股有限公司) (stock code: 475) and Zhonghua Gas Holdings Limited (中華燃氣控股有限公司) (stock code: 8246) since November 2011 and August 2014 respectively. He has also been an independent non-executive director of Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Limited (天鴿互動控股有限公司) (stock code: 1980) since June 2014, all these companies are listed on the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Chan spent over ten years with the Stock Exchange. He also held various positions with companies listed on the Stock Exchange and his last position was director of the listing division in charge of the China Listing Affairs Department. Mr. Chan was previously a director of Guangdong Investment Limited (粵海投資有限公司) (stock code: 270), an independent non-executive director of China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Limited (中國智慧能源集團控股有限公司) (stock code: 1004), an executive director of EverChina Int’l Holdings Company Limited (潤中國際控股有限公司) (stock code: 202) and an executive director of China Pipe Group Limited (中國管業集團有限公司) (previously known as Softpower International Limited (冠力國際有限公司)) (stock code: 380). He was also an independent non-executive director of Xinjiang La Chapelle Fashion Co., Ltd (新疆拉夏貝爾服飾股份有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 6116) and The Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 603157).
Mr. Chan obtained a higher diploma in company secretaryship and administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University). Mr. Chan is an associate member of both The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (now known as The Chartered Governance Institute) and The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries (now known as The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute) and is also a member of both Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. Chan was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference – Heilongjiang Province Committee in the PRC.
Mr. TRAINOR-DEGIROLAMO SheldonNon-executive Director
Mr. TRAINOR-DEGIROLAMO Sheldon
Mr. TRAINOR-DEGIROLAMO Sheldon, aged 59, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on May 10, 2019 and re-designated as our non-executive Director on March 17, 2022 and serves as a member of the Remuneration Committee and Environmental, Social and Governance Committee. Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo is currently the Managing Partner of PacBridge Capital Partners (HK) Limited (“PacBridge”), a principal investment firm which he founded in 2009. PacBridge specializes in providing early stage and growth capital to companies seeking to develop disruptive technologies and build scalable businesses, and has advised on more than US$4.0 billion of completed transactions and made numerous investments in companies around the world since its formation.
Prior to establishing PacBridge, Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo spent around 20 years in investment banking with firms including: Credit Suisse Australia between 1990 and 1994 where he last served as an Associate in the Investment Banking Division; Morgan Stanley Asia between 1994 and 2005 where he last served as a Managing Director and Head of the General Industries Group; and Merrill Lynch between 2005 and 2009 where he was the Head of Investment Banking for Asia and last served as Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Asia. During his investment banking career, Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo developed extensive experience and expertise across many sectors, in particular utilities, industrials, infrastructure and natural resources, providing financial and strategic advice to public and private sector companies, public organizations and government bodies in Asia and around the world.
Since April 2023, Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo serves as Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Bitdeer Technologies Group, a world-leading technology company for the cryptocurrency mining community listed on the NASDAQ (Ticker Symbol: BTDR). Between May 2012 and November 2020, Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo was an Executive Director of Macau Legend Development Limited (澳門勵駿創建有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1680). He was a director and chairman of the compensation committee of Athenex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company which is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (Ticker Symbol: ATNX), between June 2017 and March 2019.
Mr. Trainor-DeGirolamo obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
Ms. Huang, aged 51, has over 28 years of experience in finance and accounting as well as operational analysis, and specializes in the operation of multinational companies in large scale electronics manufacturing industry. She is currently assistant vice president of corporate accounting department of the head office of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (2317 TW) (“Hon Hai”), the controlling shareholder of the Company, and is responsible for issuing group financial reports. Ms. Huang is in the core team which is responsible for conducting financial forecasts analysis for top management’s decision making, and also holds major positions in the finance and accounting digital transformation projects and has participated in the due diligence on significant investment projects of the group. Ms. Huang obtained a Bachelor of Accounting from the Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan in 1994. After graduation, she joined a mid-sized Taiwan local CPA firm, which was merged into DinKum & Co., CPAs and then merged into Crowe (TW) CPAs in 2016 as an auditor and was responsible for auditing financial statements, conducting tax audits and providing initial public offering and over-the-counter market counselling for clients in the manufacturing and construction industries. Ms. Huang left the CPA firm in 1997 where she last served as audit senior, and she subsequently entered the manufacturing industry and served as accounting supervisor of the head office of Lite-On Technology Corporation (2301 TW) (“Lite-On Technology”), a listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange operating in the electronics manufacturing industry. During her 17 years of services in Lite-On Technology, Ms. Huang was responsible for issuing financial reports for the group and conducting operational analysis. She was also involved in the post-investment consolidation and management work for the group’s overseas establishment and closure of factories as well as mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Huang has experience in working in many countries, including the U.S., Mexico, Czech Republic, Finland and Germany. In the course of the group’s digital transformation, she has led the team to complete the upgrade of enterprise resource planning (ERP), the optimization of business warehouse (BW) database and the introduction of the business consolidation system (BCS) platform for the consolidated reporting system, which laid a solid foundation for the digital transformation of Lite-On Technology. With years of management experience in Lite-On Technology, Ms. Huang has led the team to make significant contributions in terms of innovation and digital transformation. In 2015, she left Lite-On Technology after serving the company as senior manager for six years and joined Taikoo Motors Limited (Taiwan branch) (“Taikoo Motors”) as financial controller. During her service with Taikoo Motors, Ms. Huang led the accounting and finance team to be responsible for operational analysis, capital planning and deployment, as well as post-investment management, in which she gained understanding of the agency operations and pricing models of the automotive industry. Specializing in the operations of large scale electronics manufacturing industry, Ms. Huang joined Hon Hai in 2016 as the accounting senior manager of the head office, and has served Hon Hai for more than seven years by now. She is also serving as the supervisor of Hon Hai’s subsidiaries, Foxtron Vehicle Technologies Co., Ltd. and Hon Young Semiconductor Corporation. With years of experience in multinational companies, apart from the electronics manufacturing industry, Ms. Huang has also been involved in the automotive, construction and investment industries and has participated in digital transformation projects, which will enable her to bring her strengths into play and provide professional advice from different perspectives during the Company’s transformation and strengthening of its overseas presence.
