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Among other responsibilities, the independent Lead Director:
• Chairs executive sessions of the non-employee Directors and provides feedback and
perspective to the CEO regarding discussions at these sessions;
• Facilitates communications between the Chairman of the Board and other members of the
Board;
• Provides input from the Directors to the Chairman of the Board with regard to agendas and
schedules for Board meetings;
• Advises the Chairman of the Board as to the quality, quantity and timeliness of the flow of
information from management to the Board and regarding the effectiveness of Board
meetings;
• Interviews all Board candidates and provides the Governance and Corporate Responsibility
Committee with recommendations on each candidate;
• Maintains close contact with the Chair of each standing committee and assists in ensuring
communications between each committee and the Board;
• Considers the retention of advisers and consultants who report directly to the Board; and
• Chairs Board meetings when the Chairman of the Board is unable to do so.
The Consultant regularly attends Compensation
Committee meetings, maintains regular contact with the Compensation Committee, and interacts with
management to gather the data needed to prepare reports for Compensation Committee review.
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