Company: FSLY
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015174
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Company: Fastly, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. We believe that Mr. Meyers’ leadership experience in the technology industry and his deep knowledge of cybersecurity risks faced by leading telecommunications and information technology companies qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   |     | ​Vanessa Smith                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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 has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2021. Since May 2023, Ms. Smith has served as President of ServiceNow.org, and from September 2020 to May 2023, Ms. Smith served as Senior Vice President of Industries at ServiceNow, Inc., a software company. From October 2004 to August 2020, Ms. Smith served in a variety of go-to-market roles, most recently Regional Vice President, Strategic Customers and Senior Vice President, Human Capital Management LOB, for SAP, a software company. She holds an B.S. in Commerce from The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. We believe that Ms. Smith’s leadership experience in technology and go-to-market roles and her experience in human capital management qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Independence of the Board of Directors As required under the NYSE listing standards, a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. Our Board of Directors consults with the Company’s counsel to ensure that the Board of Directors’ determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of the NYSE, as in effect from time to time. Our Board of Directors has undertaken a review of the independence of the directors and considered whether any director has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning such director’s background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our Board of Directors determined that Ms. Álvarez, Mr