Company: BKR
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-067674
Chunk: 18

Company: Baker Hughes Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 a contested election; and, (2) thereafter the Board accepts that resignation. The Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee will have the right to fill any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from office or other cause for any director.

| Board term limits and retirement age   The Board has a 15-year term limit for all directors, other than the Company’s CEO. Additionally, with limited exceptions, directors will not be nominated for election to the Board after his or her 75th birthday. The full Board may nominate director candidates who have served past the 15-year term limit or the retirement age in special circumstances. |

| 16  2025 Proxy Statement |

Proposal 1 Election of Directors Process for identifying and adding new directors The Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee identifies, screens, and recommends director candidates for nomination to the Board. Candidates are evaluated in light of the then-existing composition of the Board and the background and areas of expertise of existing directors and potential nominees.

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Proposal 1 Election of Directors Director education Our director education program assists Board members in fulfilling their responsibilities. This year, we formalized a director training plan that provides our directors with the opportunity to receive training from subject matter experts on various topics that are of importance to our company and shareholders, including, for example on artificial intelligence, sustainability and cybersecurity. The Board also periodically holds board meetings at facilities or other sites important to the business where directors engage with employees in a more informal setting. Directors are additionally encouraged to attend third-party educational programs and training. Board evaluation Board and Committee evaluations play a critical role in ensuring the effective functioning of our Board. It is important to review Board, Committee, and director performance and to solicit and act upon feedback received from each member of our Board. Our Lead Independent Director, in coordination with the Chair of the Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee, manages and has oversight over the Board evaluation process.

| The Board evaluation process considers the following topics:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| • General board practices, including fostering a culture that promotes candid discussion   • The adequacy, number, and length of Board and committee meetings   • Suggestions for new skills and experiences for potential future candidates   • Peer Review   • The Board’s access to Company executives and operations   • Committee effectiveness |     | • Adequacy of information received, including access to non-management resources   • The quality and scope