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Survey Results: Board Leadership

1. Does your company have a non-executive chairman of the board? (Total responses: n=44)
(select only one)
n=16 (36.36%) Yes
n=28 (63.64%) No


2. If the answer to #1 is 'Yes,' the non-executive chairman is selected by: (Total responses: n=15)
(select only one)
n=0 (0.00%) CEO
n=3 (20.00%) majority of independent directors on the board
n=10 (66.67%) majority of all members of the board
n=2 (13.33%) nominating or governance committee

3. If the answer to #1 is 'Yes,' is the non-executive chairman position rotated among independent directors? (Total responses: n=16)
(select only one)
n=0 (0.00%) Yes
n=16 (100.00%) No

4. Does your company have a lead director on the board (not including a non-executive chair)? (Total responses: n=44)
(select only one)
n=18 (40.91%) Yes
n=26 (59.09%) No

5. If the answer to #4 is 'Yes,' the lead director is selected by: (Total responses: n=16)
(select only one)
n=0 (0.00%) CEO
n=7 (43.75%) majority of independent directors on the board
n=5 (31.25%) majority of all members of the board
n=4 (25.00%) nominating or governance committee

6. If the answer to #4 is 'Yes,' is the lead director position rotated among independent directors? (Total responses: n=17)
(select only one)
n=6 (35.29%) Yes
n=11 (64.71%) No