Company: FR
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000921825-25-000032
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Company: FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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SE listed DCT Industrial (DCT) from 2017 to 2018 when it was acquired by Prologis Inc. (PLD).  Previous to his board service, Mr. Smith retired from a 23-year career at MFS Investment Management where he managed the MFS Institutional International Fund (MIEIX) for 17 years and the MFS Concentrated International Fund for 10 years. During his tenure, the MFS Institutional International portfolio grew from $120 million to $24 billion, the |     |                     |
| portfolio received the Lipper Award in 2005 and 2010 for Best 3-year performance of 359 Large Capitalization international portfolios. In addition to his portfolio management duties, Mr. Smith served as Chief Investment Officer, Canada from 2012 to 2017, Chief Investment Officer, Asia from 2010 to 2012, Director of Asian Equity Research (Singapore based) from 2005 to 2010.  Mr. Smith served on the MFS Equity Management committee from 200 to 2017.  Prior to joining MFS, Mr. Smith was a senior consultant at Accenture, working within their Financial Services Group.  Mr. Smith served as a United States Army Reserve Officer from 1987 to 1992.  Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, in Computer Science from the University of Mount Union and a Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Smith’s experience in the financial services sector and director service for other public companies are valuable assets to the Board of Directors, and we have determined him to be an "audit committee financial expert." |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |     |                     |
| Board Committees:Audit Committee, Investment Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |     |                     |

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### BOARD COMPOSITION
Assuming each of the Nominees is elected to serve, the below tables highlight certain characteristics and experience of our Board of Directors.

### NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS
The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee recommends individuals for election as directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company and in connection with any vacancy that may occur on the Board of Directors. In turn, the Board of Directors either approves by a majority vote all of the nominations so recommended by the Nominating/