Chunghwa 电信 CHT

Chih-Cheng Chien is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and director of our company. Dr. Chien assumed the role of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on September 30, 2024. He served as our Senior Executive Vice President since July 2023 and the President of our Network Technology Group since January 2022. He was a director of SENAO International Co., Ltd. from 2021 to 2023 and a director of Senao Networks Inc. from 2022 to 2024. Dr. Chien was the President of our Mobile Business Group from January 2021 to January 2022. Prior to that, Dr. Chien served as the President of our Telecommunication Training Institute from June 2020 to December 2020 and the Executive Advisor of our Chairman Office Overseas New Business from November 2018 to June 2020. Dr. Chien holds a Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from National Taiwan Institute of Industrial Technology.

Rong-Shy Lin is the President and director of our company. Before assuming the role of President in September 2024, Dr. Lin was our Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer, or CBO, and Chief Information Security Officer, or CISO, from January 2024 to September 2024 and our Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, or CTO, and President of Chunghwa Telecommunication Laboratories from June 2020 to December 2023. He served as the Chairman of SENAO International Co., Ltd. from June 2022 to May 2023 and from August 2023 to October 2024. He also served as a director of CHT Security Co., Ltd. from June 2022 to October 2024. Prior to that, Dr. Lin was the President of our Data Communications Business Group from November 2018 to June 2020 and was the President of Telecommunication Laboratories from November 2017 to December 2023. Dr. Lin specializes in network architecture evolution, operations and maintenance systems, integrated network management, ICT system development and applications, process streamlining, telecom operations management, cloud technology, cybersecurity, and project management, and he holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University.

Su-Ming Lin is an independent director of our company. Dr. Lin is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Accounting of National Taiwan University. He also serves as the independent director of Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. since July 2021 and the independent director of AP Biosciences Inc., and Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. since 2023. Dr. Lin is a Certified Public Accountant of the ROC. and specializes in accounting, finance, tax laws, as well as international taxation. He has participated in Taiwan's tax reforms and served as the board member and member of the Risk Management Committee and Audit Committee in the airlines and insurance sectors for many years. Dr. Lin holds a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from Arizona State University and possesses expertise in corporate governance, audit and risk management, particularly in internal control, compliance oversight and enterprise risk governance, along with board-level involvement spans financial institutions and public sector entities.

Yi-Chin Tu is an independent director of our company. Mr. Tu is the founder of Taiwan AI Labs and PTT, a non-profit open-source organization of the BBS club, as well as the Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Foundation. Mr. Tu also serves as an independent director of PChome Online Inc. since 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Tu joined Microsoft in 2006 and served as the Principal Development Manager in the Microsoft AI and Research Group. He had also been the Chief R&D Officer, leading the AI services development in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Tu specializes in AI data governance, software platform R&D and digital talent incubation, and he holds a master's degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from National Taiwan University.

Ching-Feng Hsueh is an independent director of our company. Mr. Hsueh is currently a practicing attorney at Island Taiwan Law Offices and has over 30 years of legal experience. He also serves as an arbitrator with the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei, and as a committee member of the Petition Review Committee under the Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan. In addition, he concurrently serves as a member of several other government and professional advisory councils. Mr. Hsueh previously served as President of the Taipei Bar Association until November 2018. He specializes in corporate law, intellectual property law, labor law, real estate and construction law, and banking law. His practice also encompasses commercial dispute resolution, arbitration, and contract-related matters, and he holds a degree of L.L.B. from National Taiwan University.

Ikujin Ko is an independent director of our company. Mr. Ko currently serves as the Chairman of Creative Sensor Inc. and Teco Image Systems Co., Ltd., and also serves as the independent director of Genetics Generation Advancement Corp. since 2020. From 2011 to 2021, Mr. Ko was the Chairman at Lien Chang Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd. Mr. Ko specializes in the sales, manufacturing, and R&D of the development and application of innovative technologies. In addition, Mr. Ko focuses on geopolitical trends and global supply chain dynamics, with a comprehensive view of how such factors influence the global technology industry, offering the Company strategic guidance on risk assessment and mitigation. Mr. Ko holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Commerce from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University, Japan.

Li-Feng Chien is a director of our company. Dr. Chien is currently the independent director of Appier Group Inc., Japan, Airoha Technology Corp., Uni-President Enterprises Corp., and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Chien had been the Managing Director of Google Taiwan from March 2006 to January 2010 and professor in the Department of Information Management at National Taiwan University from March 2006 to January 2020. Dr. Chien specializes in software and artificial intelligence technology, Chinese search technology and internet services, and he holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from National Taiwan University.

I-Jen Su is a director of our company. Dr. Su is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Penghu University. Prior to that, Dr. Su served as a Professor and the Dean of the College of Informatics at Shu-Te University from February 2018 to July 2023. Earlier in his career, Dr. Su conducted research at the Information Technologies Lab of Chunghwa Telecommunication Laboratories from July 1993 to October 1996, where he developed deep expertise in telecommunications regulation and management in the telecommunications industry. Beyond his academic and technical background, Dr. Su has served for nine years as an independent director of UserJoy Technology Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company, from June 2013 to June 2022, and resumed his service in June 2025. In addition, Dr. Su specializes in AI, big data analytics, internal audit, and ESG, with expertise in information security. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University and possesses professional cybersecurity certifications, along with hands-on experience in conducting information security and personal data protection audits.

Sheng-Yuan Wu is a director of our company. Mr. Wu is currently the Political Deputy Minister of the MOTC. Prior to that, Mr. Wu had been the Director-General of the Railway Bureau of the MOTC from August 2021 to September 2023. Mr. Wu specializes in ESG, risk management, internal control, transportation planning and performance management, as well as railway, civil and hydraulic engineering, and he holds a master's degree in Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering from National Cheng Kung University.

Ching-Hwi Lee is a director of our company. Ms. Lee is currently the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture, or MOC. Prior to that, Ms. Lee had been the Deputy Director of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan from May 2016 to March 2019. Ms. Lee specializes in cultural administration, cross-boundary governance, performing arts, as well as audiovisual and music-related creative content industry, and she holds a bachelor's degree in History from National Taiwan Normal University.

Mr. Ming-Tsung Chen, President, New Taipei Branch. On June 30, 2026, Mr. Ming-Tsung Chen, President of New Taipei Branch, will be appointed as President of Information Technology Group.

Chi-Hwa Chern is a director of our company. Dr. Chern is currently the Director of the Department of Industrial Development and International Affairs for Transportation of the MOTC. Prior to that, Dr. Chern had been the Chief Secretary of the Institute of Transportation of the MOTC from September 2023 to February 2025. Dr. Chern specializes in organizational management, internal control, auditing, and risk management, and the promotion of ESG strategy and sustainable development, and he holds a Ph.D. degree in Transportation Management from National Chiao Tung University.

Chin-Chou Chen has been the President of International Business Group since June 2023. Dr. Chen served as the Vice President of International Business Group from December 2020 to June 2023 and the Deputy Principal Engineer of International Business Group from December 2017 to December 2020. Dr. Chen holds Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University.

Pen-Yuang Chang has been the President of our Enterprise Business Group since July 2023. He is also a director of Chief Telecom Inc. and Kingwaytek Technology Corporation Limited since 2024, and a director of International Integrated Systems, Inc. since 2023. Dr. Chang was the President of Taipei Branch from January 2023 to July 2023. Prior to that, Dr. Chang served as the President of New Taipei Branch from May 2020 to January 2023. Dr. Chang holds Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University.

Shiow-Long Horng is a director of our company. Mr. Horng is currently an Engineer at the Business New Taipei Operational Center, Mobile Network Northern Branch, Network Technology Group, and the Vice President of CHT Workers' Union of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to that, Mr. Horng had been the President of the CHT Workers' Union from March 2017 to March 2025. Mr. Horng specializes in mobile network technology and operations, business management, sustainable development (ESG), ICT, fintech, and marketing & commerce, as well as labor standards act compliance, labor-management relations, and collective negotiation, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Maritime and Shipping Technology from National Taiwan Ocean University with a minor in Shipping and Transportation Management.

Wen-Hsin Hsu has served as our Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2024. She has been a professor at the Department of Accounting at National Taiwan University since 2006. She has held independent directorship at Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp., Ltd. since June 2018, United Microelectronics Co., Ltd. since June 2021 and ANT Precision Industry Co., Ltd. since August 2021. Dr. Hsu holds a Ph.D. degree in Accounting & Financial Management from Lancaster University.

Yuan-Kai Chen has been our Senior Executive Vice President since February 2026. He is the Vice President of our Investment Department since November 2020. He is also a director of International Integrated System, Inc. since 2020, and also a director of Next Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. since 2021. Mr. Chen holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University.