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Having had an extensive career in operations, manufacturing, and sales and marketing, particularly in Taiwan
and China, Mr. Chang brings senior leadership, manufacturing and operations experience, and substantial expertise
in doing business in Taiwan and China.
Mr. Chang currently serves on the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that he is an
independent Director.
9.2 Re-election of Mr. Kee-Lock Chua
Proposal: The Board of Directors proposes that Mr. Kee-Lock Chua be re-elected to the Board for a further
one-year term if Proposal 8 is approved or a further three-year term if Proposal 8 is not approved.
Kee-Lock Chua is president and chief executive officer of the Vertex Group, a Singapore-headquartered
venture capital group. Prior to joining the Vertex Group in September 2008, Mr. Chua was the president and an
executive director of Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of medical devices used in
interventional cardiology and critical care procedures, from 2006 to 2008. Previously, from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Chua
was a managing director of Walden International, a U.S.-headquartered venture capital firm. From 2001 to 2003,
Mr. Chua served as deputy president of NatSteel Ltd., a Singapore industrial products company active in Asia
Pacific. From 2000 until 2001, Mr. Chua was the president and chief executive officer of Intraco Ltd., a Singapore-
listed trading and distribution company. Prior to joining Intraco, Mr. Chua was the president of MediaRing.com
Ltd., a Singapore-listed company providing voice-over-Internet services. He serves on the Boards of SHC Capital
Ltd. and Yongmao Holdings Limited (where he is lead independent director), each a publicly traded company in
Singapore. Mr. Chua holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and an MS
degree in Engineering from Stanford University in California. He is 51 years old and is a Singapore citizen.
Mr. Chua has extensive investment and senior leadership experience, as a venture capitalist in Asia and the
United States, and also as the former chief executive officer of publicly-traded companies in Asia. He brings to
the Board senior leadership, and financial and global expertise. As a director of public companies in Asia, and of
private companies, he also provides cross-board experience.
Mr. Chua currently serves on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee of the Board.
He is also the Company’s Lead Independent Director. The Board of Directors has determined that he is an
independent Director.
9.3 Election of Mr. Didier Hirsch
Proposal: The Board of Directors proposes that Mr. Didier Hirsch be elected to the Board for a one-year
term if Proposal 8 is approved or a three-year term if Proposal 8 is not approved.
Didier Hirsch is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc., a
measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications.
He has been with Agilent since 1999, and served as its Chief Accounting Officer from November 2007 to
July 2010 and interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2010 until being promoted to his current position in
July 2010. Mr. Hirsch also served Agilent as its Vice President, Corporate Controllership and Tax from 2006 until
July 2010, Vice President and Controller from April 2003 to October 2006, and Vice President and Treasurer
from September 1999 to April 2003. Mr. Hirsch had joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1989, and served as
Director of Finance and Administration of Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from 1996
to 1999, Director of Human Resources of Hewlett-Packard EMEA from 1998 to 1999, Director of Finance and
Administration of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific from 1993 to 1996, and Director of Finance and Administration of
Hewlett-Packard France from 1989 to 1993. Prior to Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Hirsch worked in finance positions with
Valeo Inc., Gemplus S.C.A., SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, I.B.H. Holding S.A., Bendix Corporation and Ford
Motor Company. He serves on the Board of International Rectifier, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed
supplier of advanced power management technology. Mr. Hirsch holds an MS degree in Computer Sciences from
Toulouse University and an MS degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University. He is 61 years old and
is a French citizen.
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