TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chunghwa Telecom
Co., Ltd. ("CHT"; TAIEX: 2412; NYSE: CHT) today at an extraordinary board
meeting passed a resolution to appoint Dr. Shyue-Ching Lu as Chairman and Mr.
Shaio Tung Chang as President of the Company.
Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Dr. Shyue-Ching Lu was President of
Chunghwa Telecom, a role which he undertook in 1996. Before assuming the role
of President, he served as the Deputy Director General of Directorate General
of Telecommunications (DGT) and a regulator at the Department of Posts and
Telecommunications of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC).
He also led and managed Telecommunication Laboratories, the R&D branch of DGT.
Dr. Lu was instrumental to the transformation of DGT into Chunghwa Telecom, a
state-owned enterprise. Under Dr. Lu's leadership, CHT competed effectively
and maintained its leading position in a highly competitive market. Dr. Lu
also contributed to CHT's NYSE listing in 2003 and privatization in August
2005, playing a crucial role in the preparations and participating in the deal
roadshows to promote the Company. Dr. Lu received a Ph.D in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Hawaii.
Mr. Shaio Tung Chang was previously Senior Vice President of the Company
and supervised the marketing, information technology and customer service
departments. Prior to that, he served as head of CHT's Mobile Business Group
and International Business Group. He holds a Master of Business Administration
degree from the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.
About Chunghwa Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom is the leading telecom service provider in Taiwan.
Chunghwa Telecom provides fixed line services, mobile services and Internet
and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan.
For inquiries:
Fu-fu Shen
Investor Relations
Tel: +886-2-2344-5488
Email: chtir@cht.com.tw
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