Company: FCFS
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000840489-25-000055
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Company: FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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financial expert” or “financially sophisticated,” as defined by Nasdaq or applicable law;

• Whether the candidate, by virtue of particular technical expertise, experience or specialized skill relevant to the Company’s current or future business, will add specific value as a board member; and

• Whether the candidate possesses a willingness to challenge and stimulate management and the ability to work as part of a team in an environment of trust.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria, and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees. In addition to the criteria set forth above, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers how the skills and attributes of each individual candidate or incumbent director work together to create a board that is collegial, engaged and effective in performing its duties.

The Company’s Board of Directors is currently composed of well-qualified directors, and each director has the requisite experience, skills and characteristics to serve on the board. Among, or in addition to, the backgrounds and experiences described in “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors” of this Proxy Statement:

• Mr. Feehan, the Company’s chairman, brings his leadership experience, specifically his experience as chief executive officer of Cash America, his knowledge of the pawn and consumer finance industries and the associated regulatory environments, his experience and background in finance and accounting and his experience as a director of multiple publicly traded companies, which has given him a strong understanding of public company corporate governance.

• Mr. Wessel, the Company’s vice-chairman and chief executive officer, brings over 30 years of management and executive experience in the pawn industry gained from his roles as chief financial officer, chief executive officer and director of the Company. His deep understanding of the Company’s business and his success in expanding its business has been invaluable to the Board of Directors.

• Mr. Faulkner brings broad senior executive leadership and financial experience, including with domestic and multi-national public and private companies in various industries. Mr. Faulkner’s qualifications include direct executive experience in Latin America.

• Mr. Berce brings broad senior executive leadership, significant experience in the consumer finance industry and functional expertise in corporate finance and accounting, together with experience in service on other public company boards of directors, including Cash America.

• Ms. Davis brings significant experience and expertise in public relations, communications and government relations, which are areas of increasing importance to the Company given the current regulatory and media environment.

• Ms. Garrett brings broad senior executive leadership experience along with exceptional strategic and functional business experience in Latin America