Company: QLYS
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015182
Chunk: 38

Company: QUALYS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 38
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 of cybersecurity policies and procedures, and annually monitor such policies and procedures from a safety perspective. Please see our 2024 annual report on Form 10-K, and our ESG report for more information on these policies and related programs on our website at www.qualys.com. Supporting Our Team and Community We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we promote and practice diversity and inclusion. We seek to continue to improve our hiring, development, advancement, and retention of diverse talent and to foster an inclusive workplace. In addition to having more than 50% of the executive team from underrepresented communities, we are also continuing to improve diversity among our growing workforce, with over half of our US-based employees from underrepresented communities. Qualys searches the globe for top talent in an effort to recruit and hire diverse individuals with a variety of skills, experiences, and backgrounds. Employee Engagement, Training, and Development . We require our employees and managers to participate in myriad training programs directed at maintaining a harassment-free, diverse, and secure workplace. With our diverse employee population, we uphold the rights to work in an environment that promotes equal opportunity and prohibits discriminatory practices against race, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital

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status, registered domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics and information, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Creating a respectful workplace and preventing harassment to our employees remain our on-going commitment. Investing in employees is critical to our success. Qualys employees participate in an onboarding program to integrate new hires into role-specific functions and company culture. Qualys offers managers and employees various training courses as needed. To support career growth inside and outside Qualys, we offer free self-paced and instructor-led certified training on core Qualys topics, giving employees an opportunity to achieve certifications and job-related courses. In 2024, we made a strategic investment in LinkedIn Learning to provide all employees and managers with a plethora of courses tailored to enhance their skills, broaden their knowledge, fuel their career ambitions, and reach their full potential. To allow for open dialogue between employees and managers, we conduct formal employee reviews each year. Corrective action plans are developed for employees who may be struggling to meet their job responsibilities. Employee performance is considered during compensation reviews. In addition to formal reviews, our Human Resources team regularly meets with managers to check in with teams and conducts exit interviews globally. Benefits and Compensation .