Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
Chunk: 19

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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 and guidelines for our employees and the criteria for which bonuses are determined. It evaluates the various elements of our compensation programs to avoid encouraging, and to mitigate against, excessive risk-taking by promoting behaviors that support sustainable value creation. Additionally, the Committee retains, oversees and assesses the independence of our compensation consultants and advisors.                                                                                          
 The Compensation and Human Capital Committee also oversees our human capital management-related activities, including matters regarding employee hiring, retention, advancement, engagement, and workplace culture. It periodically reviews the human capital management strategies, programs and policies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                    |     | Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 None of the members of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee is, nor has ever been, a member of our executive management or an employee. None of the members of executive management currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of any entity that has one or more members of executive management serving on the Committee or our Board. |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

(1) Mr. Conroy was appointed to the Compensation and Human Capital Committee in February 2024.

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| Nominating and Governance Committee |

| Committee Members      
 Joseph Lacob           
 C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. 
 George J. Morrow       
 Susan E. Siegel        |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     | Our Nominating and Governance Committee educates and assists our Board to oversee and make recommendations regarding corporate governance programs, policies and practices, manage risks associated with Board membership, structure, responsibilities and organization as well as long-term and emergency CEO and Board succession planning. |
|                        |     | At the request of our Board, our Nominating and Governance Committee conducts annual reviews and evaluations and makes recommendations concerning Board and CEO succession. It evaluates the current size, composition, organization and governance of the Board and its committees and identifies, evaluates and recommends nominees to the Board, including as it relates to their independence, skills, expertise, characteristics and ability to dedicate sufficient time and attention to meet their responsibilities as directors. In 2023, the Committee managed the process and search by which two new directors were appointed to our Board following the departure of two longer-tenured directors. The Committee also develops and recommends corporate governance principles applicable to Align and oversees and