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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