Management Development and Compensation Committee Charter
Purpose and Key Responsibilities
The primary purpose of the Management Development & Compensation Committee
(the "Committee") is to discharge the responsibilities of the Board of Directors
(the "Board") relating to the compensation of the Company's executive management.
The Committee shall also assist the Board in establishing appropriate incentive
compensation and equity-based compensation plans, oversee the administration of
such plans on behalf of the Board and oversee management development and succession
planning. In furtherance of these purposes, the Board has delegated to the
Committee the following duties and responsibilities.
- Assist the Board in developing and evaluating potential candidates for
executive positions, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and
oversee the development of executive succession plans.
- Oversee the development and implementation of executive compensation
programs, including policies relating to base salaries, annual incentives
and long-term equity-based or cash incentive programs.
- Review the Company's management incentive compensation plans, deferred
compensation plans and any equity-based incentive compensation plans and
recommend changes in such plans to the Board, as appropriate.
- Review and approve on an annual basis the corporate financial goals
and performance objectives relevant to compensation of the CEO and other
executive officers.
- Approve strategic objectives to be used in evaluating the performance of
the CEO.
- Evaluate the performance of the CEO on an annual basis in light of the
established corporate goals and objectives and the CEO's individual strategic
objectives and have sole authority to determine the CEO's compensation level
based on this evaluation.
- Review on an annual basis the performance evaluation process for the
Company's other executive officers in light of the established corporate
goals and objectives and approve the compensation for such executive
officers. The Committee shall also review management's decisions concerning
the performance and compensation of other corporate officers and key
managers.
- Authorize the granting of stock options or other equity-based awards
to employees and delegate to the CEO, to the extent the Committee deems
appropriate, the authority to allocate such awards among employees other
than the CEO and other executive officers.
- Establish stock ownership and retention guidelines for the CEO and other
executive officers and monitor compliance with such guidelines.
- Prepare the report on executive compensation required by the SEC
to be included in the Company's annual proxy statement in accordance
with applicable rules and regulations.
- Oversee generally the manner in which the Company's Pension
Investment Committee and Plans Administration Committee administer
and manage the assets of the Company's pension and welfare benefit
plans.
- Conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Committee.
Processes
The Board, on recommendation of the Committee on Nominations and Corporate
Governance, shall designate one member to be Chair of the Committee. The
Chair shall preside at such meetings as may be necessary to fulfill the
duties and responsibilities of the Committee. From time to time, the
Committee may adopt rules and make provisions as deemed appropriate for
the conduct of meetings, for considering, acting upon and recording matters
within its authority and for making such reports to the Board as it may
deem appropriate.
The Committee shall report regularly to the Board regarding the Committee's
activities. In discharging its responsibilities, the Committee shall have
sole authority to retain an external consultant to provide assistance and
advice in the development of executive compensation programs and in evaluating
the effectiveness of such programs for the CEO and executive management. If the
Committee elects to retain such an external compensation consultant, the
consultant shall report directly to the Committee, which shall have sole
authority to approve the consultant's fees and to terminate the consultant's
services in its discretion. The Company shall pay the consultant's fees, as
approved by the Committee.
Membership
Committee members shall be appointed annually by the Board on recommendation
of the Committee on Nominations and Corporate Governance. The Committee shall
be comprised of not less than three (3) directors. Each member shall be a
director who is independent of management and the Company according to the
independence requirements of applicable statutes, regulations and stock
exchange listing standards.