Company: FTCI
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-061051
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Company: FTC Solar, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 death, disqualification, resignation or removal. Any increase or decrease in the number of directors will be distributed evenly among the three classes so that each class will consist of as near an equal number of directors as possible. This classification of our Board of Directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our Company. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

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Nominees for Election as Directors at This Meeting

In accordance with the recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Pablo Barahona, Darrell Jackson and David Springer have each been nominated by the Board for election to a three-year term that will expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2028. Additional information about the nominees is provided below under “Information about Our Directors.”

Vote Required

The three respective nominees shall be elected as directors by the plurality of votes cast. Unless authority to do so is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote such proxy FOR this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes “for,” or votes “withheld” for the election of directors.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTEFORTHE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE UNDER PROPOSAL 1.

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Information About Our D irectors Class I Director Nominees for Election Below is biographical information of each of the Class I directors standing for election:

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 Pablo Barahona was appointed as a member of our Board of Directors effective August 12 2024. Mr. Barahona served as President of Global Retail Markets West for Liberty Mutual from January 2016 through June 2024. Prior to that he served as President and CEO of Liberty Seguros Brazil from 2012 to 2014. Earlier in his career he served as President and CEO of Liberty Seguros Chile, General Manager of Asesorias e Inversiones Benjamin S.A. and CEO of Compania de Seguros PanAmerican. He served as Chairman of the Board for several Liberty Mutual subsidiaries between 2011 and 2019, including in Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, and Portugal. Mr. Barahona