Generally, the nominating and corporate governance committee identifies candidates for director nominees in consultation with management, through the use of search firms or other advisors, through the recommendations submitted by stockholders or through such other methods as the nominating and corporate governance committee deems to be helpful to identify candidates. Once candidates have been identified, the nominating and corporate governance committee confirms that the candidates meet all of the minimum qualifications for director nominees established by the nominating and corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee may gather information about the candidates in connection with its evaluation of a director candidate, including through candidate interviews, inquiry of the person or persons making the recommendation or nomination, engagement of an outside search firm, or reliance on the knowledge of the members of the nominating and corporate governance committee, the board of directors or management. The nominating and corporate governance committee then meets as a group to discuss and evaluate the qualities and skills of each candidate, both on an individual basis and taking into account the overall composition and needs of the board of directors. Based on the results of the evaluation process, the nominating and corporate governance committee recommends candidates for the board of directors’ approval as director nominees for election to the board of directors.
Minimum Qualifications
The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider, among other things, the following qualifications, skills and attributes when recommending candidates for the board of directors’ selection as nominees for the board of directors and as candidates for appointment to the board of directors’ committees. The nominee shall have high standards of personal and professional ethics and integrity, shall have proven achievement and competence in the nominee’s field and the ability to exercise sound business judgment, shall have skills that are complementary to those of the existing board of directors, shall have the ability to assist and support management and make significant contributions to the Company’s success and shall have an understanding of the fiduciary responsibilities that is required of a member of the board of directors and the commitment of time and energy necessary to diligently carry out those responsibilities.
In evaluating proposed director candidates, the nominating and corporate governance committee will consider, in addition to the minimum qualifications and other criteria for board of directors membership approved by the board of directors from time to time, the current size and composition of the Board and the needs of the board of directors and the respective committees of the board of directors, such factors as character, integrity, judgment, diversity, independence, skills, education, expertise, business acumen, business experience, length of service, understanding of the Company’s business and industry, other commitments and the like and any other factors that the nominating and corporate governance committee may consider appropriate. When the nominating and corporate governance committee considers diversity, it will consider diversity of experience, skills, viewpoints, race and gender, as it deems appropriate.
Stockholder Recommendations
Stockholders may submit recommendations for director candidates to the nominating and corporate governance committee by sending the individual’s name and qualifications to our Corporate Secretary at Myomo, Inc., 45 Blue Sky Dr., Suite 101, Burlington, MA. 01803, who will forward all recommendations to the nominating and corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee will evaluate any candidates recommended by stockholders against the same criteria and pursuant to the same policies and procedures applicable to the evaluation of candidates proposed by directors or management.
Securityholder and Interested Party Communications
The board of directors provides to every securityholder and interested party the ability to communicate with the board of directors, as a whole, and with individual directors on the board of directors through an established process for securityholder and interested party communication. For a communication directed to the board of directors as a whole, securityholders and interested parties may send such communication to the attention of the Chairman of the Board of Directors via U.S. Mail or Expedited Delivery Service to: Myomo, Inc., 45 Blue Sky Dr., Suite 101, Burlington, MA. 01803, Attn: Chairman of the Board of Directors.
For a communication directed to an individual director in his capacity as a member of the board of directors, securityholders and interested parties may send such communication to the attention of the individual director via U.S. Mail or Expedited Delivery Service to: Myomo, Inc., 45 Blue Sky Dr., Suite 101, Burlington, MA. 01803, Attn: [Name of Individual Director].
We will forward by U.S. Mail any such communication to each director, and the Chairman of the Board in his capacity as a representative of the board of directors, to whom such communication is addressed to the address specified by each such director and the Chairman of the Board, unless there are safety or security concerns that mitigate against further transmission.