Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008248
Chunk: 17

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 the stock repurchase program; |

| • | the financial management and administrative operation of the Company’s qualified and nonqualified benefit plans; |

| • | the overall hedging strategy and the Company’s use of swaps and other derivative instruments; and |

| • | such other matters as may from time to time be delegated to the Committee by the Board or as provided in the By-laws. |

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board met five times during 2024. Drs. Ferruzzi and Landry (Chairman), Mr. Bruggeman (joined the Committee following the 2024 Annual Meeting), and Mses. Jackson and McKeithan-Gebhardt served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in 2024 and are its current members. Each member of the Committee satisfies the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and the SEC applicable to directors generally. Among other functions, this Committee:

| • | studies and makes recommendations concerning the composition of the Board and its committee structure, including the Company’s Director Selection Criteria, and reviews the compensation of Board and Committee members; |

| • | recommends persons to be nominated by the Board for election as directors of the Company and to serve as proxies at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders; |

| • | engages with shareholders regarding potential nominees and other governance issues; |

| • | considers any nominees recommended by shareholders; |

| • | assists the Board in its determination of the independence of each director; |

| • | develops corporate governance guidelines for the Company and reassesses these guidelines annually; |

| • | oversees and evaluates the system of corporate governance and responsibility program; and |

| • | oversees the Company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance efforts and reviews and approves the Company’s Sustainability Strategy and annual Sustainability Report. |

The Committee identifies, interviews, and recommends candidates it determines are qualified and suitable to serve as a director. Recommendations for Board candidates may be made to the Committee by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, other current Board members, and Company shareholders. Once appropriate candidates are identified, the Committee evaluates their qualifications to determine which candidate best meets the Company’s Director Selection Criteria, without regard to the source of the recommendation. In accordance with the Director Selection Criteria, the Committee seeks a variety of perspectives, professional experience, education, skills, and other individual qualities and attributes. A copy of the Company’s Director Selection Criteria is attached as Appendix A to this proxy statement. Members of the Committee then interview the candidate before