Board Leadership

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Board Leadership

9. Selection of CEO and Chairman – The independent Directors shall select the CEO and the Chairman. The independent Directors will exercise their discretion in combining or separating the positions of Chairman and CEO, as they deem appropriate in light of prevailing circumstances.

10. Presiding Director – The role of the Presiding Director is to preside at all executive sessions of the Board of Directors and to be an avenue for communications with independent Directors. If the Company has a non-executive Chairman, then the Chairman shall be the Presiding Director. If the Chairman is a management Director, the Chair of the Governance Committee shall be the Presiding Director.