The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to:
- Identify and recommend to the Board for election and/or appointment qualified candidates
for membership on the Board and the committees of the Board.
- Review director candidates proposed by shareholders. The Chairman of the Committee
will review director nominations received from shareholders and self-nominated candidates
to determine whether the candidate possesses the minimum qualifications for membership
on the Board.
- Develop and recommend to the Board corporate governance principles and the Code
of Worldwide Business Conduct applicable to the Corporation and its consolidated
subsidiaries, and monitor compliance with all such principles and policies.
- Propose a slate of candidates for election as Directors at each Annual Meeting.
- Develop and monitor succession plans for the members of the Board, the members of
the Committees of the Board, and the Chair of the Committees of the Board.
In addition to the purposes set forth above, the primary responsibilities of the
Committee shall be to:
- Develop and recommend to the Board criteria for selecting new Directors and qualifications
for members of the committees of the Board.
- Develop and recommend to the Board criteria to assess the independence of members
of the Board.
- Review and periodically make recommendations to the Board concerning the composition,
size, structure and activities of the Board and the committees of the Board.
- Oversee the evaluation of the Board and its Committees.
- Annually assess and report to the Board on the performance and effectiveness of
the Board, the Committee and the other committees of the Board, and other issues
of corporate governance.
- Review conflicts of interest of Directors, senior executives and consider waivers
or other action related thereto.
- Annually review and report to the Board with respect to Director compensation and
benefits.
- Annually review succession plans for the members of the Board, the members of the
Committees of the Board, and the Chair of the Committees of the Board.
- Report to shareholders in the Corporation's annual proxy statement about the director
nomination process as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
- Review this Charter on an annual basis and update it as appropriate, and submit
it for the approval of the Board when updated.
- Undertake such other responsibilities or tasks as the Board may delegate or assign
to the Committee from time to time.