Company: PLPC
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-014223
Chunk: 11

Company: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 11
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 Company as a Lab Technician.Over the next 42 years, he held various positions including Project Engineer,Lab Supervisor, Director of International Operations, and Director of Researchand Engineering.  He retired in December 2020, as Vice President, Research,Engineering and Manufacturing, which included the R&E department,manufacturing, as well as the Global Sourcing Team and the IntellectualTechnology Department.  Mr. Sunkle has been a member of Institute forElectrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) since 1990, while writing standardsfor that organization (e.g., Damper testing, OPGW, ADSS), as well as amember of International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) since1989 where he was also convenor of various task forces.  Finally, he has beena member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for 40 years,and has authored many papers for CIGRE, the International Cable and WireSymposium and other industry groups.  He was nominated to the Board ofDirectors in 2020.  Mr. Sunkle has proven personal and professional ethics andintegrity and has made significant contributions to the Company’s success.Given his deep operations and technological experience with the Company,he contributes key insights to the Board. |

The Board has determined that Messrs. Corlett, Frymier, Gascoigne, Gibbons, Sunkle and Kestner are independent under the NASDAQ’s corporate governance rules. In the opinion of the Board, Mr. Kestner’s affiliation with Baker & Hostetler LLP, a law firm that regularly provides legal services to the Company, does not interfere with Mr. Kestner’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his duties as a director of the Company.

| 112024 Proxy Statement | PREFORMEDLINEPRODUCTSCOMPANY |

| Board Committees and Meetings |

Nominating Committee Effective April 1, 2024, the Board formed a Nominating Committee along with a charter with respect to nominations to the Board of Directors. This committee is comprised of Messrs. Kestner (Chair), Gascoigne, and Sunkle and Ms. Cross acts as an advisor. Pursuant to NASDAQ corporate governance rules, any Board nominees must be recommended for Board selection by this Committee. The Committee is responsible for ensuring that the members of the Board of Directors possess a variety of knowledge, experience and capabilities derived from substantial business and professional experience, based on an assessment of numerous factors such as age and understanding