45 Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2022 PILLAR 3: CORPORATE PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK ESR follows the Corporate Governance Code referencing Appendix 14 of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules, which contains principles of good corporate governance and its relevant provisions. Our commitments to sustainable development are underpinned by robust governance by management, under the oversight of the Board of Directors, our highest governing authority. BOARD DIVERSITY We recognise and embrace the importance of having a diverse Board to enhancing the quality of our performance. All our Board members possess a wealth of knowledge, skills, experience and perspectives as required by our business to make sound decisions. In the assessment and appointment of directors to the Board, the Nomination Committee considers various aspects in relation to Board diversity, including but not limited to gender, age, cultural background, educational background, ethnicity, professional experience, skills, knowledge and length of service. We also have in place a Board Diversity Policy to set out the framework, approach with measurable objectives to achieve diversity on the Board. The Board Composition as at the date of this ESG Report is as follows: Name Designation Gender Age Tenure (Years) Independent Financial Proficiency **Industry Expertise Mr Jinchu SHEN Executive Director/ Group Co-founder & Co-CEO M 50 4* — ✓ ✓ Mr Stuart GIBSON Executive Director/ Group Co-founder & Co-CEO M 59 4* — ✓ ✓ Mr Jeffrey David PERLMAN Non-executive Director/ Chairman of the Board M 39 4* — ✓ ✓ Mr Charles Alexander PORTES Non-executive Director/ Group Co-founder M 53 4* — ✓ ✓ Mr Wei HU Non-executive Director M 40 2 — ✓ ✓ Mr Hwee Chiang LIM Non-executive Director M 66 1 — ✓ ✓ Dr Kwok Hung Justin CHIU Non-executive Director M 72 1 — ✓ ✓ Mr Rajeev Veeravalli KANNAN Non-executive Director M 51 1 — ✓ ✓ Mr Brett Harold KRAUSE Independent Non-executive Director M 54 <4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Mr Simon James MCDONALD Independent Non-executive Director M 60 <4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Ms Jingsheng LIU Independent Non-executive Director F 71 <4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Ms Serene Siew Noi NAH Independent Non-executive Director F 43 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Ms Wei-Lin KWEE Independent Non-executive Director F 47 <1 ✓ ✓ ✓ * Tenure for directors was determined using the official date of re-designation on 22 February 2019. ** Director has served as an executive at a company similar to that of ESR. For more details on Board composition, please refer to pages 51–57 in our 2022 Annual Report. Corporate Governance
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