Company: ABBV
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-002603
Chunk: 20

Company: AbbVie Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 20
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2025 Proxy Statement

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| ​ | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES |

Nominations and Governance Committee

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| Members                                                      | ​ | Key Characteristics and Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Meetings in 2024: 4 |
| T. Freyman(Chair)R. AustinJ. Davis B. HartE. RappR. Roberts​ | ​ | ✓   The nominations and governance committee is governed by a written charter. The charter sets forth the purposes of the nominations and governance committee, identifies qualifications required for the nominations and governance committee members, and describes the committee’s authority and responsibilities.✓   This committee assists the Board of Directors in identifying individuals qualified to become Board members and recommends to the Board the nominees for election as directors at the next annual meeting of stockholders, recommends to the Board the persons to be elected as executive officers of AbbVie, recommends to the Board the corporate governance guidelines applicable to AbbVie, oversees the evaluation of the Board and management, and serves in an advisory capacity to the Board and the Chairman of the Board on matters of organization, management succession plans, major changes in the organizational structure of AbbVie, and the conduct of Board activities.✓   The process used by this committee to identify a nominee to serve as a member of the Board of Directors depends on the qualities being sought, as described in the skills chart shown in this section.✓   From time to time, AbbVie engages an executive search firm to assist the committee in identifying individuals qualified to be Board members. |                     |

Public Policy and Sustainability Committee

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| Members                                                          | ​ | Key Characteristics and Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |   | Meetings in 2024: 4 |
| M. Meyer(Chair)R. AlpernR. AustinW. BurnsideS. QuagginR. Roberts | ​ | ✓   The public policy and sustainability committee is governed by a written charter. The charter sets forth the purposes of the public policy and sustainability committee, identifies qualifications required for the public policy and sustainability committee members, and describes the committee’s authority and responsibilities.✓   This committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility with respect to AbbVie’s public