Company: ORBS
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004802
Chunk: 251

Company: Eightco Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 251
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 election by stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders
based on the recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In identifying prospective director candidates, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek referrals from other members of the board of directors, management, stockholders
and other sources, including third-party recommendations.

Director
and Executive Officer Qualifications

Under
our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with our board of
directors, on an annual basis, the appropriate experience, skills and characteristics for the board of directors as a whole and its individual
members. In evaluating the suitability of individuals for board of directors membership, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, takes into account many factors, including but not limited to: the individual’s
qualification as independent, as well as consideration of diversity, skills, age, education and experience and the general needs of the
board of directors. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates each individual in the context of the board of directors
as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group of directors that can best perpetuate the success of the business and represent
stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment, using its diversity of experience. In determining whether to recommend
a director for re-election, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the director’s past attendance at meetings
and participation in and contributions to the activities of the board of directors.

The
Company’s officers and board of directors is composed of a diverse group of leaders in their respective fields. Many of these officers
or directors have senior leadership experience at various companies. In these positions, they have also gained experience in core management
skills, such as strategic and financial planning, public company financial reporting, compliance, risk management, and leadership development.
Many of the Company’s officers and directors also have experience serving on boards of directors and/or board committees of other
public companies and private companies and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends, which provides an understanding
of different business processes, challenges, and strategies. Further, these officers and directors have other experience that makes them
valuable, such as managing and investing assets or facilitating the consummation of business investments and combinations.

The
Company, along with its officers and directors, believe that the above-mentioned attributes, along with the leadership skills and other
experiences of the Company’s directors and executive officers described above, provide the Company