Company: RRGB
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038610
Chunk: 12

Company: RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 addition, potential leaders are given exposure to the Board, which enables the Board to select successors for the senior executive positions when appropriate. Directors . A key role of the Board is to ensure that it has the skills, expertise, and attributes needed in light of the Company’s strategy, challenges, and opportunities. The Board believes that there are skill sets, qualities, and attributes that should be represented on the Board as a whole but do not necessarily need to be possessed by each director. The Nominating and Governance Committee thus considers the qualifications and attributes of incumbent directors and director candidates both individually and in the aggregate in light of the current and future needs of the Company. The Nominating and Governance Committee assists the Board in identifying and evaluating persons for nomination or renomination for Board service or to fill a vacancy on the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee’s evaluation process does not vary based on whether a candidate is recommended by a stockholder, a Board member, a member of management, or self-nomination. Once a person is identified as a potential director candidate, the Nominating and Governance Committee may review publicly available information to assess whether the candidate should be further considered. If so, a Nominating and Governance Committee member or designated representative for the Nominating and Governance Committee will contact the person. If the person is willing to be considered for nomination, the person is asked to provide additional information regarding their background; their specific skills, experience, and qualifications for Board service; and any direct or indirect relationships with the Company. In addition, one or more interviews may be conducted with Nominating and Governance Committee and Board members, and Nominating and Governance Committee members may contact one or more references provided by the candidate or others who would have first-hand knowledge of the candidate’s qualifications and attributes. In evaluating the qualifications and attributes of each potential candidate (including incumbent directors) for nomination or re-nomination or appointment to fill a vacancy, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers: ◦ the candidate’s qualifications, consisting of his/her knowledge (including relevant industry knowledge), understanding of the Company’s businesses and the environment within which the Company operates, experience, skills, substantive areas of expertise, financial literacy, innovative thinking, business judgment, achievements, and other factors required to be considered under applicable laws, rules, or regulations; ◦ the candidate’s attributes, comprising independence, personal and professional integrity, character, reputation, ability to represent the interests of all stockholders, time availability in light of other commitments, dedication, absence of conflicts