Company: MGRE
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001004434-25-000021
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Company: AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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1, having served as Chief Financial Officer of the company for 15 years, from 2005 to 2020, after which heheld an executive advisory role as Invesco’s Vice Chair until his retirement. Prior to joining Invesco in 2005, Mr. Starrserved as the Chief Financial Officer of Janus Capital Group Inc. from 2001 to 2005, and held senior corporatefinance roles with Putnam Investments, Lehman Brothers Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. Currently, he is anindependent consultant, and is a Board member of the Nuveen Fund complex. Mr. Starr received a B.A. and B.S.from Columbia University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.We believe that Mr. Starr’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his substantial experience as asenior executive and principal financial officer in the asset management industry, particularly his experience incorporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and capital management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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Corporate Governance Matters and Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees**

Board of Directors: The full Board of Directors met six times in 2024. During their service in 2024, each member of the Board

of Directors attended an average of 100% of the total number of meetings of the full Board of Directors and all standing committees

of the Board of Directors on which such director served. We do not have a formal policy regarding director attendance at our

Annual Meeting of Stockholders. One director attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

At least annually, the Board of Directors evaluates the independence of AMG’s directors in light of the standards established by

the NYSE. A majority of the Board of Directors must be independent within the meaning of NYSE listing standards. After its most

recent evaluation of director independence, the Board of Directors affirmatively determined that seven of our eight director

nominees, Lady Alvingham, Mr. Churchill, Ms. Franqui, Dr. Matos Rodríguez, Ms. Palandjian, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Starr are

“independent” for purposes of NYSE listing standards. The Board of Directors made its determinations based upon individual

evaluations of these director nominees’ employment or board of directors affiliations, compensation history, and any commercial,

family, or other relationships with the Company. There were no transactions between any director nominee and the Company for

the