Company: PED
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001654954-25-003703
Chunk: 1397

Company: PEDEVCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1C
Chunk 1397
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; or (6) being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Board of Directors has the responsibility for selecting our appropriate leadership structure. In making leadership structure determinations, the Board of Directors considers many factors, including the specific needs of our business and what is in the best interests of our shareholders. Our current leadership structure is comprised of a separate Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. John J. Scelfo formerly served as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors until January 1, 2025, upon which date Dr. Simon G. Kukes assumed the Executive Chairman position. Dr. Kukes formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company until January 1, 2025, upon which date Mr. J. Douglas Schick assumed the Chief Executive Officer position and joined the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors does not have a policy as to whether the Executive Chairman should be an independent director, an affiliated director, or a member of management. Our Board of Directors believes that the Company’s current leadership structure is appropriate because it effectively allocates authority, responsibility, and oversight between management (the Company’s President and CEO, Mr. Schick) and the members of our Board of Directors. It does this by giving primary responsibility for the operational leadership and strategic direction of the Company to its CEO, while enabling our Executive Chairman to facilitate our Board of Directors’ oversight of management, promote communication between management and our Board of Directors, and support our Board of Directors’ consideration of key governance matters. 

The Board of Directors believes that its programs for overseeing risk, as described below, would be effective under a variety of leadership frameworks and therefore do not materially affect its choice of structure.

The Board evaluates its structure periodically, as well as when warranted by specific circumstances, in order to assess which structure is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders based on the evolving needs of the Company. This approach provides the Board appropriate flexibility to determine the leadership structure best suited to support the dynamic demands of our business.

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