Pwa Yee Guo

About Pwa Yee Guo

Independent, non-executive director appointed effective March 20, 2025; age 35 at appointment. CPA Australia (2014), Bachelor of Accounting from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). Prior roles span corporate finance and accounting at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Schlumberger, SJ Grant Thornton, and co-founding Takaro Enterprise. Appointed with customary indemnification and a monthly cash retainer; no related-party transactions disclosed for his appointment .

Past Roles

External Roles

• No current public company directorships disclosed; biography lists private-sector roles, not board seats at other public companies .

Board Governance

• Board service start date: appointed March 19, 2025, effective March 20, 2025 .
• Committees: Not listed on Audit Committee; current Audit Committee members are Tan Song Jie (Chair), Chen Siow Woon, and Ang Chee Yong . No Compensation or Nominating/Governance assignments disclosed for Pwa .
• Independence: Appointed as a non-employee director with standard indemnification; company disclosed no related-party transactions for his appointment .
• Attendance: Not disclosed in 2025 DEF 14A filings .
• Lead Independent Director and executive sessions: Not disclosed .

Fixed Compensation

• No meeting fees, chair fees, or committee membership fees disclosed beyond the monthly retainer .

Performance Compensation

• No equity (RSUs/PSUs), options, or performance-based awards disclosed for Pwa; no vesting schedules or performance metrics tied to director pay disclosed .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Expertise & Qualifications

• CPA Australia (Certified Practicing Accountant) since 2014 .
• Bachelor of Accounting (UTAR) .
• Technical expertise: corporate finance, financial reporting, audit oversight, taxation, risk management .
• Industry experience: IT (HPE), energy services (Schlumberger), audit/assurance (Grant Thornton), SME strategy (Takaro) .

Equity Ownership

• As of the record date (Nov 14, 2025), Pwa held no beneficial ownership of GTI Class A Ordinary Shares .
• No pledging, hedging, options, or deferred stock units disclosed for Pwa .

Governance Assessment

• Board effectiveness: Financial expertise on the board is concentrated in the Audit Committee (three members), but Pwa is not currently seated on any committee; his finance background could be leveraged on Audit or Compensation moving forward .
• Independence and conflicts: Company explicitly disclosed no Item 404 related-party transactions for Pwa’s appointment—a positive signal for independence. Compensation structure is a modest fixed cash retainer, with no equity awards, limiting alignment through share ownership but reducing potential pay-for-performance conflicts .
• Ownership alignment: Pwa reports zero beneficial ownership as of the latest proxy—this is a weak “skin-in-the-game” signal for director-shareholder alignment absent stated ownership guidelines .
• Company-level governance environment: The company faced multiple Nasdaq listing compliance matters and pursued significant share actions (reverse split; authorized share increase; sizable share issuances). While not attributable to Pwa specifically, this backdrop elevates the importance of robust board oversight and independent scrutiny of capital structure moves .
• RED FLAGS:
  • No disclosed share ownership by Pwa (alignment risk) .
  • Absence of disclosed attendance data in proxies (monitoring gap) .
  • Rapid board turnover and listing compliance issues at the company level increase governance risk sensitivity (contextual, not director-specific) .