Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
Chunk: 8

Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 boards to no more than three, except where a director is an executive officer of another public company, in which case, the limit is no more than two outside public company boards. Board Evaluation and Determining the Right Skills for our Board In order to better identify the appropriate skill set for the Board and each of its committees, the Board and each committee regularly evaluates their composition and effectiveness. These evaluations include annual committee and Board assessments as well as evaluating each committee charter and may include an individual assessments. Data from the annual assessments is gathered and discussed at the committee and Board level to better understand the needs of each committee. The Company's independent Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Governance Committee are both involved in these discussions. Periodically, the Board hires an independent third party to perform Board and individual director assessments and most recently worked with an independent third party in 2024 as part of the director self-assessment process. The objectives of these evaluations include performance improvement; measuring alignment on purpose, strategy and risk; insights on succession planning, education, development and growth; and fostering the culture of collaboration and engagement. Following any independent assessment, the Board evaluates and discusses the feedback, while taking into account industry trends, peer practices and regulatory developments related to board of director and committee skills and evaluations.

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Skills & Traits Matrix The Governance Committee has identified nine specific criterion that it believes are most important to the Board’s effective fulfillment of its roles. Those specific skills and qualifications are highlighted in the below Skills & Traits Matrix for the current nominees to the Board. A description of each skill and qualification immediately follows the Skills & Traits Matrix. The Governance Committee and the Board believes that each director nominee offers unique viewpoints and experiences to meet the evolving needs of the Company which are not all reflected in the Skills & Traits Matrix. The absence of a designation does not mean a director does not possess that skill or qualification. All 13 director nominees previously served on the Board during the 2024-2025 director term.

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