Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-051057
Chunk: 21

Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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 accepted accounting principles and financial statements; (ii) the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; (iii) experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected in the Company’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities; (iv) an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and (v) an understanding of audit committee functions.

Role of Human Capital and Compensation Committee

The principal functions of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee are to (i) oversee the Company’s human capital practices, including in the areas of inclusion, culture, talent management and organizational health, (ii) oversee the Company’s and management's compensation philosophy, (iii) oversee the administration of the Company’s compensation plans, in particular the incentive

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compensation and equity-based plans (and, to the extent appropriate, plans of the Company’s subsidiaries), (iv) discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of the Company’s executives, (v) review and make recommendations on director compensation, and (vi) prepare the annual report on executive compensation included later in this Proxy Statement. The Board has determined that all members of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee are independent under SEC and NYSE rules applicable to compensation committee members and qualify as “non-employee directors” as set forth under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Additional information regarding the functions performed by the committee is set forth below in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Role of Human Capital and Compensation Committee.”

Role of Nominating, Sustainability and Governance Committee

The principal functions of the Nominating, Sustainability and Governance Committee are to (i) identify individuals qualified to become Board members and recommend such individuals to the Board for nomination for election to the Board, (ii) make recommendations to the Board concerning committee appointments, (iii) develop, recommend and annually review corporate governance guidelines for the Company and oversee corporate governance matters, such as progress toward the Company’s sustainability initiatives, and (iv) coordinate an annual evaluation of the Board. The Board has determined that all members of the Nominating, Sustainability and Governance Committee are independent under NYSE rules applicable to nominating/corporate