TSMC Announces Candidates for Board of Directors

Issued by: TSMC

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2021/04/16

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 16, 2021 – TSMC（TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM）today announced 10 candidates for the Board of Directors, including four current Directors Mr. Mark Liu, Mr. C.C. Wei, Mr. F.C. Tseng, Mr. Ming-Hsin Kung, and five current Independent Directors Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield, Ms. Kok-Choo Chen, Mr. Michael R. Splinter, Mr. Moshe N. Gavrielov, Mr. Yancey Hai, as well as a candidate for Independent Director Mr. L. Rafael Reif. These 10 candidates for the Board of Directors will stand for election at TSMC’s Annual General Meeting on June 8, 2021.

“A sound and effective Board of Directors is the basis of good corporate governance,” said TSMC Chairman Dr. Mark Liu. “Over the years, each independent director has contributed their valuable experience and professional knowledge to offer guidance and monitor the company’s operations. They have continued to strengthen our corporate governance. We are especially grateful to Mr. Stan Shih’s contributions to TSMC’s Board since joining us in 2000. Mr. Shih’s extensive experience in leading a world-class company was a valuable addition to the Board, and TSMC has greatly benefited from his contributions.”

“I am very happy that during my time on the board I was able to offer some insights from my knowledge and understanding of semiconductor applications in the IT industry, Taiwan’s industry development, and related regulations. As my mission has been fulfilled, I will be officially stepping down after TSMC’s shareholders’ meeting this year,” said Acer Group Founder Stan Shih. “I am grateful to Founder Chang and TSMC for giving me this opportunity, and it is my sincere wish that TSMC will continue discovering new horizons and maintain its world-leading position to make more contributions for humanity.”

Attachment: TSMC Board of Director Candidates

Title	Name	Education & Experience
Director	Mark Liu	Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, U.S. Former President, Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. Former Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology Business, TSMC Former Senior Vice President, Operations, TSMC Former Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, TSMC Former President and Co-CEO, TSMC Chairman, TSMC Chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA)
Director	C.C. Wei	Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Yale University, U.S. Former Senior Vice President, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Singapore Former Senior Vice President, Mainstream Technology Business, TSMC Former Senior Vice President, Business Development, TSMC Former Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, TSMC Former President and Co-CEO, TSMC CEO, TSMC
Director	F.C. Tseng	Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, National Chengkung University Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, National Chengkung University Former President, TSMC Former Deputy CEO, TSMC Former Vice Chairman, TSMC Chairman, Global Unichip Corp. Vice Chairman, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.
Director National Development Fund, Executive Yuan, Representative	Ming-Hsin Kung	Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Fu Jen Catholic University Master’s Degree in Economics, National Taiwan University Ph.D. in Economics, National Chung Hsing University Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs Former Vice President, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan & concurrently Minister, National Development Council, R.O.C.
Independent Director	Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield	Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Loughborough University Former CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee, British Telecommunications Plc Former Vice President, the British Quality Foundation Chairman of NXP Semiconductors N.V., The Netherlands Non-Executive Director, Imagination Technologies Group Ltd., UK (a non-public company) Non-Executive Director, Darktrace Plc, UK
Independent Director	Kok-Choo Chen	Inns of Court School of Law, England Barrister-at-law, England Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore Attorney-at-law, California, U.S. Former Associate Professor, Soochow University Former Chair Professor, National Tsing Hua University Former Professor, Chengchi University Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel, TSMC Former Chairman, National Performing Arts Center Founder and Executive Director, Museum207
Independent Director	Michael R. Splinter	Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison Former CEO, Applied Materials, Inc., U.S. Former Chairman, Applied Materials, Inc., U.S. Chairman of the Board, NASDAQ, Inc., U.S. Director of Pica8, Inc., U.S. (a non-public company) Director of Gogoro Inc., Cayman Islands (a non-public company) Director of Tigo Energy, Inc., U.S. (a non-public company) Director of Kioxia Holdings Corp., Japan (a non-public company) Chairman of the Board, US-Taiwan Business Council
Independent Director	Moshe N. Gavrielov	Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Former President and CEO, Xilinx, Inc., U.S. Former Director, Xilinx, Inc., U.S. Executive Chairman, Wind River Systems, Inc., U.S. (a non-public company) Independent Director, SiMa Technologies, Inc., U.S. (a non-public company) Director, Foretellix, Ltd., Israel (a non-public company)
Independent Director	Yancey Hai	Master’s Degree in International Business Management, University of Texas at Dallas Former Country Manager, GE Capital Taiwan Former Vice Chairman and CEO, Delta Electronics, Inc. Chairman, Delta Electronics, Inc. Independent Director, USI Corp. Director, CTCI Corp.
Independent Director	L. Rafael Reif	Ingeniero Eléctrico Degree, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors Former Fariborz Maseeh Professor of Emerging Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Former Director of Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT Former Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), MIT President, MIT Co-Chair of Growth Technical Advisory Board, Applied Materials, Inc., U.S.

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