Company: CRAI
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-039429
Chunk: 6

Company: CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 or unethical behavior. We intend to continue to modify our policies and practices to address ongoing developments in the area of corporate governance. We discuss many features of our corporate governance principles in other sections of this proxy statement. Some of the highlights of our corporate governance principles are the following: • Director and committee independence. With the exception of Mr. Maleh, our president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board, all of our directors (including Prof. Holthausen, who retired effective as of the adjournment of the 2024 annual meeting and Mr. Avery, who is standing for election at the annual meeting) are independent directors under the rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Our board of directors has determined that our independent directors under these rules are Drs. Tookes and Taylor, Messrs. Booth and Concannon, and Mses. Detrick and Keenan. Each member of our audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee, and compensation committee meets the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market for membership on the committees on which he or she serves. • Audit committee. Our audit committee is directly responsible for appointing, determining the compensation of, evaluating and, when necessary, terminating our independent registered public accountants. Our independent registered public accountants report directly to our audit committee. Our board of directors has determined that it currently has two audit committee financial experts as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our audit committee’s prior approval is required for all audit services and non-audit services (other than de minimis non-audit services as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) to be provided by our independent registered public accountants. The audit committee has delegated the authority to provide such pre-approval to its chairman if the chairman determines in good faith that the applicable services would not impair the independence of our independent registered public accountants. Our audit committee is responsible for reviewing and assessing the adequacy of its charter on an annual basis. • Compensation committee. Our compensation committee is responsible for recommending to our board of directors our general compensation philosophy and policies, and for reviewing and approving (or recommending to our board of directors for approval) the compensation of our executive officers, directors and other members of our senior management. The compensation committee is also directly responsible for appointing, determining the compensation of, overseeing and evaluating the independence of our compensation consultants. Our compensation committee is responsible for reviewing and assessing the adequacy of its charter on an annual basis. • Committee authority. Each of our audit