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Annual Report Samart i-Mobile 2010

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significant error. The Board of Directors had appointed the Audit Committee of which comprised independent<br />

directors to be responsible for the quality of the financial statements and the internal control system and<br />

disclosed such opinion in the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> under the <strong>Report</strong> of the Audit Committee. The opinion of the Audit<br />

Committee has already been disclosed in the annual report. Moreover, <strong>Report</strong> of the Board of Directorsû<br />

responsibility on the Companyûs Financial Statements was also attached in the Companyûs <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>.<br />

5. Role and Responsibilities of the Board<br />

5.1) Directorsû Qualifications<br />

The Board consists of directors who have various knowledge, experience, and specific skill that suitable<br />

and benefit to the Company. The Board will also have leadership and vision to carry on the Companyûs business<br />

and achieve its objectives. The Company has 9 directors who complied with the qualification that been described<br />

under çManagement Structureé. All of the Directors have contributed their best to the Company which may<br />

concern from their participation in the meeting.<br />

5.2) The Independent of the Board of Directors<br />

ë Separation of Chairman and CEO<br />

For best benefit of the shareholders and to strike a balance of power within the Company, the<br />

Chairman of the Board of Directors is not the same person as CEO. The Companyûs Chairman of the<br />

Board of Directors is an independent director who has the qualifications of independent director in<br />

accordance with the SETûs notification and has no business relation with any management of the<br />

Company.<br />

ë Balance of Power<br />

The Board of Directors of the Company comprised of 9 members with various qualifications, skills,<br />

experience and expertise. Composition of the members is as follows:<br />

- 3 Independent Directors (one-third of the Board of Directors)<br />

- 3 Executive Directors (two directors are representatives from major shareholders)<br />

- 3 Non-Executive Directors (representatives from major shareholders)<br />

The shareholders could have confidence that the directors as representatives of the shareholders<br />

could perform their duty without any influence or control by management of the Company by the above<br />

structure.<br />

ë Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and CEO<br />

The Company has clearly set the separate roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors and<br />

CEO. The Board of Directors will focus and ensure that the Companyûs business will achieve its target and<br />

in the direction that create value and best benefit to the shareholders as well as all stakeholders. Any<br />

conflict of interest with the Company and its subsidiaries will be prohibited. The Board will also comply<br />

with the Companyûs Ethics with responsibility, due care, and integrity to ensure all Companyûs businesses<br />

are run under Companyûs objectives, Articles of Association, resolutions of the Board of Directorsû and<br />

shareholdersû meetings as well as laws and regulations of the SET, the SEC and other related laws. At the<br />

same time, CEO who is the managementûs leader will focus on general management of the Company. The<br />

details of Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and CEO are described under çManagement<br />

Structureé.<br />

5.3) Being Director in other Listed Companies<br />

ë Policy for directors to serve as directors in other listed companies<br />

For efficiency of being the director, the Board of Directors of the Company has set the policy for<br />

all directors to be the director in any listed companies not exceeding 3 companies. However, there is not<br />

any of the existing 9 directors of the Company is being the director in listed companies over than 3<br />

companies and also could participate and contribute to the Company with efficiency.<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 43

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