Company: ABBV
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-002603
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Company: AbbVie Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 15
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 of recent interest to our investors. To ensure candid feedback, the evaluations are anonymous. The full Board, led by the Lead Independent Director, discusses the evaluation reports to determine what, if any, actions or improvements should be undertaken in the near-term and long-term. The Board, committee, and CEO evaluations are discussed in executive session to allow for additional candid discussion. Committee chairs are elected annually. Each director’s biography includes the particular experience and qualifications that led the Board to conclude that the director should serve on the Board and how their qualifications add to the mix of skills on the Board. The directors’ biographies are in the section of this proxy statement captioned “Information Concerning Director Nominees.” The following table highlights our directors’ skills and experience. The skills identified below are considered by the nominations and governance committee to be the most relevant to the Board’s oversight role with respect to AbbVie’s business and affairs and to drive our culture of innovation and responsibility. The specific importance of each skill also is noted. Such skills include, among others: 22 | 2025 Proxy Statement

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| ​ | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES |

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| ​ | Health Care Industry                          | Relevant to an industry understanding and review of our business and strategy for continued innovation.                                               |
| ​ | Leadership                                    | For a board that can successfully advise and oversee the company’s business performance and represent stockholders’ interests.                        |
| ​ | Global Business and Strategy                  | For oversight of a complex global organization like AbbVie to successfully advise and oversee the strategic development and direction of the company. |
| ​ | Science/Research & Development                | For an understanding of AbbVie’s scientific and research and development initiatives.                                                                 |
| ​ | Corporate Governance and Public Company Board | Ensuring directors have the background and knowledge to perform oversight and governance roles.                                                       |
| ​ | Finance or Accounting                         | Enabling our directors to analyze our financial statements, oversee our capital structure, and consider financial transactions.                       |
| ​ | Government Relations and Regulatory           | For an understanding of the complex regulatory and governmental environment in which our business operates.                                           |
| ​ | Marketing/Sales                               | Experience in commercialization, marketing, and brand development, including through digital channels.                                                |

| ​ | ​                                           | ALPERN | AUSTIN | BURNSIDE | DAVIS | FREYMAN | GONZALEZ | HART |