Charlie La - Independent Board Member
Mr. Charlie Huy La was appointed to the Board of Directors in January 2017 and serves as the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He is currently a managing director of Grand Pinnacle Investment LLC.
From 2008 to 2016, Mr. La was the HRIS lead at Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., a Fortune 500 company and the largest metals service center in North America. He provided the HR and payroll operations and strategy through a network of more than 300 locations in 40 states.
From 1999 to 2008, Mr. La was the support lead at Ceridian Inc., a provider of HR software and services. Mr. La holds a bachelor of management information systems degree from La Salle University, PA.
Board Committees: Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Member, Compensation Committee. Member, Audit Committee
Umesh Patel - Independent Board Member
Mr. Umesh Patel was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2016 and serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Since 2009, Mr. Patel has served as the Managing Partner of DviBri LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to managing all aspects of a client's transition from a private firm to a publicly-listed company.
From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Patel served as the President and Chairman of the Board of Digital Learning Management Corporation Inc. Mr. Patel received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University in Baroda, India.
Board Committees: Chair, Audit Committee. Member, Compensation Committee. Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Sky Tsai – Independent Board Member
Mr. Sky Tsai was appointed to the Board of Directors in July 2020 and serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Since 2010, Mr. Tsai has served as a Vice President of Skyrocket Investments LLC, a fund established for the sole purpose of investing in a variety of industries.
From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Tsai was appointed to the Board of Directors of Alliance Optotek Corporation, a professional LED lighting manufacturer which was invested by UMC, Taiwan.
From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Tsai also served as Purchasing Consultant and a Strategy Analyst of Wellypower Optronics Corporation, a publicly listed company in Taiwan which manufactures fluorescent lamps and other related products. Mr. Tsai holds a Bachelor Degree of supply chain management from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.
Board Committees: Chair, Compensation Committee. Member, Audit Committee. Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Wendy Tao – Independent Board Member
Ms. Wendy Tao was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 2025 and serves as the member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Ms. Tao, age 35, has served the Director and Head of Institutional Sales of Alpha Trade Pty Ltd. in Sydney/Malaysia, an Australian licensed Prime of Prime Brokerage Firm since January 2023.
Ms. Tao was an Institutional Sales of APAC for Saxo Bank A/S in Singapore, a European Investment Banking Company from February 2019 to December 2022. Ms. Tao was the Head of APAC Institutional Sales for Invast Financial Services in Sydney, Australia from February 2016 to October 2018.
Ms. Tao has studied her Master of Business Administration (Part-time) at University of Sydney since 2017 and has obtained her Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting & Finance Double Major at University of Sydney in 2015.
Board Committees: Member, Compensation Committee. Member, Audit Committee. Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
