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identify and recommend to the Board potential director candidates for election as directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, and the selection of nominees for election as directors at annual meetings of stockholders (or special meetings of stockholders at which directors are to be elected);
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approve and evaluate all compensation plans, policies and programs as they affect the Company’s executive officers;
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review and oversee the Company’s annual process, if any, for evaluating the performance of the Company’s executive officers;
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oversee the Company’s equity incentive plans, including, without limitation, the issuance of stock options, restricted shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards;
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assist the Board and the Chairperson of the Company in overseeing the development of executive succession plans;
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determine from time to time the remuneration for the Company’s independent directors;
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assist the Board in resolving conflict of interest situations and transactions between the Company, on the one hand, and any of the Company’s sponsor, the Company’s Advisor, a director, an officer or any affiliate thereof, on the other hand; and
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ensure that compensation programs are designed to encourage high performance, promote accountability and assure that employee interests are aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.
In evaluating directors for nomination to the Board and to serve as members of each committee of the Board, the nominating and corporate governance committee takes into account the applicable requirements for members of committees of boards of directors under the Exchange Act, Nasdaq listing rules and the charter of the applicable committee and may take into account such other factors or criteria as the nominating and corporate governance committee deems appropriate. For purposes of recommending any nominee, the nominating and corporate governance committee may consider all criteria that it deems appropriate, which may include, without limitation:
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personal and professional integrity, ethics and values;
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experience in corporate management, such as serving as an officer or former officer of a publicly held company, and a general understanding of marketing, finance and other elements relevant to the success of a publicly-held company in today’s business environment;
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experience in the Company’s industry and with relevant social policy concerns;
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experience as a board member of another publicly-held company;
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academic expertise and experience in an area of the Company’s operations;
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diversity of both background and experience;
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practical and mature business judgment, including ability to make independent analytical inquiries;
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the nature of and time involved in a director’s service on other boards or committees; and
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with respect to any person already serving as a director, the director’s past attendance at meetings and participation in and contribution to the activities of the Board.
The nominating and corporate governance committee evaluates each individual nominee in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of assembling a group that can best perpetuate the success of the business and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment using its diversity of experience in these various areas. The Board of Directors believes that diversity is an important attribute of the members who comprise our Board of Directors and that the members should represent an array of backgrounds and experiences.
The nominating and corporate governance committee has not adopted a specific policy regarding the consideration of director nominees recommended to our nominating and corporate governance committee