Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000935
Chunk: 334

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
Chunk 334
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, Sio Tat Hiang and Zulkifli Baharudin. William Wei Huang is the chairman of our nominating and corporate governance committee. Zulkifli Baharudin satisfies the requirements for an “independent director” within the meaning of Nasdaq Stock Market Rules.

The nominating and corporate governance committee is generally responsible for reviewing, evaluating and, if necessary, revising our corporate governance guidelines, reviewing and evaluating any instance of deviation from our corporate governance guidelines, as well as issuing and reviewing nominations of persons to be appointed as certain of our directors as described herein and of our officers. The nominating and corporate governance committee shall have the right to nominate three directors, all of whom shall satisfy the requirements for an “independent director” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules including the requirements for audit committee independence. If any of the directors nominated by the nominating and corporate governance committee (i) is not elected or (ii) ceases to be a director, then nominating and corporate governance committee or the Class B ordinary shareholders, as applicable, may appoint an interim replacement for such director. Any person so appointed shall hold office until the next general meeting of our shareholders. These three directors shall be subject to election at general meetings of shareholders as described under ” - Appointment, Nomination and Terms of Directors.”

In November 2019, the nominating and corporate governance committee approved the establishment of the long-term succession planning review committee as its subcommittee, initially consisting of Zulkifli Baharudin, Judy Qing Ye, Bruno Lopez and Sio Tat Hiang. The authority and responsibility of the long-term succession planning review committee are to conduct a periodic review and assessment of succession policies for the CEO and other senior management members of our company and to make related recommendations to the nominating and corporate governance committee and the board of directors.

In November 2021, the nominating and corporate governance committee approved the establishment of the sustainability committee as its subcommittee, initially consisting of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, Head of Resources and Energy and Head of Human Resources. The authority and responsibility of the sustainability committee are to develop ESG strategies, monitor the implementation of ESG strategies and conduct quarterly and annual ESG performance monitoring.

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Executive Committee

Our executive committee consists of Bruno Lopez, William Wei Huang, Judy Qing Ye and Jonathan King. Bruno Lopez is the chairman of our executive committee.

The executive committee functions primarily as an advisory body to our board of