Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
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Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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, 2026 and no later than January 31, 2026. The notice must set forth the information required by the Bylaws with respect to each proxy access director nomination that an eligible stockholder or stockholders intend to present at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and must otherwise be in compliance with the Bylaws.

The Governance and Nominating Committee evaluates director candidates based upon a number of criteria, including:

• The desired experience, mix of skills, and other qualities to assure appropriate Board composition, taking into account the current Board members and the specific needs of the Company and the Board.

• The experience, knowledge, skills, effectiveness, and expertise of candidates, which may include experience in management, finance, marketing, and accounting, across a broad range of industries with particular emphasis on healthcare and medical device industries, along with experience operating at a policy-making level in an appropriate business, financial, governmental, educational, non-profit, technological, or global field.

• Broad and deep business experience, professional experience, and an array of perspectives and background to understand, meet, and reflect the needs of our many stakeholders.

• Personal and professional integrity, character, and business judgment of candidates.

• Whether candidates are independent, including as determined by the independence requirements of the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

The Governance and Nominating Committee assesses the effectiveness of its approach to consideration of Board candidates as part of its evaluation of the Board’s composition to ensure that the Board reflects the array of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, perspectives, and backgrounds required for the Board to fulfill its duties.

Mr. Rosa was appointed to the Board in July 2024 and, therefore, is standing for election as a director by stockholders for the first time. Mr. Rosa has nearly three decades of tenure with Intuitive, during which he has held leadership positions across multiple functions. His appointment enhances the Board's insights into our core business operations, including products, digital, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial operations.

With Mr. Rosa serving on the Board alongside Intuitive CEO Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., there are currently two Intuitive executives on the Company’s Board. Together, they represent over 50 years of leadership at Intuitive, with Mr. Rosa’s operational expertise and focus on innovation and customer collaboration complementing Dr. Guthart’s emphasis on enterprise strategy and corporate functions.

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#### Nominees for Director
The names of the directors being nominated for election and their ages, as of March 3