Company: GTY
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008521
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Company: GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 26
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 Executive Officer, an independent director, or a non-independent director other than the Chief Executive Officer. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also recommends candidates to the Board of Directors for election as officers. Responsibility for Director Nominations For a discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, see the “Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting” and “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” sections beginning on pages 19and 23, respectively, of this Proxy Statement. The Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines affirms the importance of a Board composed of individuals with a broad range of expertise, backgrounds and perspectives. It states that a wide range of experience, thought, and professional background is a key consideration in evaluating director candidates, and that the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assessing the appropriate balance of skills, experience, insights, and attributes required of our Board members and will actively seek to enhance the Board’s composition through a selection process that prioritizes well-rounded and qualified candidates. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weight to any particular criteria; the goal is to identify nominees that, considered as a group, will possess the skills and characteristics required of the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities. Consistent with these guiding principles, the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee again recommended that the Board of Directors nominate for continued service as directors all six of our current directors, based upon their respective (i) personal and professional integrity, ethics and values, (ii) educational and professional background, (iii) experience in corporate management and/or experience as a board member, (iv) experience in the real estate industry and/or other relevant industry experience, (v) high level of financial literacy (including all six of our current director nominees having been determined by the Board of Directors to be “financially literate,” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE), and (vi) ability to contribute to a breadth of perspectives and inclusive discussions, considering factors including but not limited to professional background, industry expertise, leadership experience, capital markets, corporate finance, and/or real estate transaction experience, and other elements that enhance the Board’s collective insight and decision-making. Moreover, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee again recommended that the Board of Directors nominate for continued service as directors five out of six of our current directors for their “independence,” as defined by the NYSE