Company: KEQU
Filing Date: 2025-07-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-025051
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Company: KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-07-07
Form: DEF 14A
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 was a partner at McKinsey and Company. Mr. Russell earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and is currently a Governance Fellow and Leadership Fellow with the NACD. We believe Mr. Russell is well suited to serve on our Board due to his experience as chief executive officer of three different companies, his other executive management experience, his experience as a director of another company, his business education, and his accreditations with the NACD. Except as otherwise indicated, each director and nominee has had the principal occupation mentioned above for more than five years. Except for Mr. Hull, each director and nominee is an independent director. The Board of Directors has a policy whereby any director reaching age 75 during his/her term is expected to retire at the end of the term. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FORthe election of the foregoing nominees for election as Class III directors. Meetings and Committees of the Board The business and affairs of the Company are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board keep informed of the Company’s business and activities through reports and proposals sent to them periodically and in advance of each Board meeting and reports made to them during these meetings by the Chief Executive Officer and other Company officers. The Board is regularly advised of actions taken by the committees of the Board, as well as significant actions taken by management. Members of management are available at Board meetings and other times to answer questions and discuss issues. During the Company’s fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, the Board of Directors held six meetings. During fiscal year 2025, the standing committees of the Board of Directors of the Company were the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Financial/Planning Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The functions and membership of the committees are described below. The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Gehl (Chairman), Russell, and Shaw. All members of the committee are independent directors. The committee performs the responsibilities and duties described in the Company’s Audit Committee Charter, and is responsible for annually appointing the independent auditor for the Company, approving services to be performed by the independent auditor, reviewing the independent auditor’s reports, and reviewing the Company’s quarterly and annual financial statements before release to the public. In accordance with Audit 3 Committee Charter guidelines, the committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all related party transactions. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Gehl is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the current rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC