Company: CRL
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-030908
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Company: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The Board has voted to nominate each of Mr. James C. Foster, Dr. Nancy C. Andrews, Mr. Robert Bertolini, Ms. Reshema Kemps-Polanco, Dr. Deborah T. Kochevar, Mr. George Llado, Sr., Dr. Martin W. Mackay, Mr. George E. Massaro, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, Mr. Richard F. Wallman, and Ms. Virginia M. Wilson for election at the Meeting. There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers. In the event that any nominee shall become unable or unwilling to serve, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy may be voted for the election of such other person as the Board may recommend in that nominee’s place or the Board may reduce its size. Our Board has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” each of the eleven nominees for election as directors. 7

NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS The following table provides information as of the date of this Proxy Statement about each nominee. In addition to the information presented below regarding each nominee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led our Board to the conclusion that he or she should serve as a director, we also believe that all of our director nominees have a reputation for integrity, honesty, and adherence to high ethical standards. They each have demonstrated business or scientific acumen and an ability to exercise sound judgment, as well as a commitment of service to Charles River and our Board.

| ​ | Name and Age as of the 2025Annual Meeting | ​ | ​ |  ​ | ​ | ​ | Position, Principal Occupation, Business Experience and Directorships                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ​ |
| ​ | James C. Foster                           | ​ | ​ | 74 | ​ | ​ | Mr. Foster joined us in 1976 as General Counsel and over his tenure has held various staff and managerial positions. Mr. Foster was named President in 1991, Chief Executive Officer in 1992, and Chair in 2000. Mr. Foster has been a director since 1989.                                  
 Mr. Foster was selected to serve as a director on our Board due to his role as our Chief Executive Officer, his depth of knowledge of us and our operations, his acute business judgment, extensive familiarity with the businesses in which we