Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
Chunk: 20

Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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Mr. Galant served on the Compensation Committee during 2024 and was independent.

| 24 | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |

| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |

| Governance Committee | Meetings during 2024: 7 |

|                  |     |           |     |              |     |           |     |             |     |           |     | ALLINDEPENDENT |
| Mr. Snyder,Chair |     | Mr. Beach |     | Mr. Figuereo |     | Mr. Gould |     | Ms. Johnson |     | Mr. Latta |     |                |

| Primary Responsibilities |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |     | ·     ·    ·  ·   ·  · | Review and recommend changes to, and administer and enforce, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Insider Trading Policy, Stock Ownership Guidelines, and Director Training and Education Program;Review and approve those sections of the Company’s proxy statement relating to corporate governance matters and Board committee functions and responsibilities;Review and approve the Company’s policy making framework, as necessary and appropriate;Make recommendations to the Board of Directors about succession planning for the executive officers of the Company;Oversee the annual evaluation process for the Board of Directors; andOversee the Company’s significant environmental and social responsibility programs and initiatives. |
| ·   ·     ·      ·       | Identify individuals qualified to become members of the Company’s Board of Directors and recommend director candidates for election or re-election to the Board;Maintain a Director Skills & Traits Matrix, the function and use of which will be to assist the Governance Committee in analyzing the Board’s current skillset, and to assist the Governance Committee in the director selection and nomination process;Review and assess the effectiveness of the Company’s corporate governance structure and processes and, as it deems appropriate, recommend changes to the full Board and management; and periodically review the appropriate size, composition, skills, and diversity of the Board and, as appropriate, recommend changes;Review stockholder proposals relating to corporate governance, environmental and social responsibility matters not related to the compensation of executives of the Board, and other matters and recommend a Company response to the Board; |     |                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ·                        | Review the Board’s committee structure and recommend to the Board for its approval directors to serve as members and chairpersons of each committee; and  review and recommend committee composition