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Charles Q. Chandler IVCorporate Governance Matters | Director since 1999 |
Mr. Chandler, 65, our Lead Independent Director, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (since 1996) of INTRUST Bank, N.A., and previously served as President of INTRUST Bank, N.A (1996-2013). Mr. Chandler also serves as President (since 1990), Chief Executive Officer (since 2009) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (since 2009) of INTRUST Financial Corporation. Both companies are large regional financial institutions headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. He serves as President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Society for Children with Challenges and on numerous other boards of directors of charitable, non-profit and civic organizations, including Wesley Medical Center, Kansas State University Foundation, Navigators, Fidelity State Bank and Trust and First Bank of Newton. He is a Wesley Medical Center Trustee. Mr. Chandler graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and obtained his Master of Business Administration in finance from Northwestern University.
Mr. Chandler’s qualifications to serve as our director and Lead Independent Director include his extensive leadership experience as a chief executive officer, his financial expertise and his knowledge of the business community in Wichita, Kansas, one of our significant markets. Mr. Chandler is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Risk Management; Customer Experience; and Community and Public Relations.
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Gary D. ForseeBoard Structure | Director since 2008 |
Mr. Forsee, 69, served as President of the four-campus University of Missouri System (2008-2011). He previously served as Chairman of the Board (2006-2007) and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2007) of Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2003-2005) of Sprint Corporation, a global telecommunications company located in Kansas City, Missouri. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Ingersoll-Rand Public Limited Company (NYSE: IR) (since 2007), a global diversified industrial manufacturing company headquartered in Ireland, where he serves as chair of the corporate governance and nominating committee and as a member of the executive committee, compensation committee and technology and innovation committee. Mr. Forsee was previously a member of the Board of Directors of DST Systems, Inc., a provider of advisory, technology and operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries located in Kansas City, Missouri that was publicly-traded until it was acquired in 2018 (2015-2018). Additionally, Mr. Forsee holds leadership positions at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Foundation and various other charitable, non-profit and civic organizations. Mr. Forsee was previously Lead Independent Director of Great Plains Energy and KCP&L prior to the merger with Westar Energy that resulted in the formation of Evergy. Mr. Forsee received his Bachelor of Science in engineering and an honorary engineering and doctorate from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (f/k/a University of Missouri-Rolla).
Mr. Forsee’s qualifications to serve as our director include his extensive leadership experience as a chief executive officer, his substantial experience serving as a director of other public companies and his extensive knowledge of the Kansas City metropolitan area, one of our significant markets. Mr. Forsee’s experience and insight acquired through managing large technologically complex and rapidly changing companies in dynamic regulatory environments is of particular value to the Company. Mr. Forsee is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Strategy Development; Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; and Customer Experience.
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Scott D. Grimes | Director since 2014 |
Mr. Grimes, 57, is a member of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Founder (since 2008) of Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX), an international digital marketing platform located in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Grimes previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Payments (2005-2008), and Vice President, Strategy (2003-2005) at Capital One Financial Corporation, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States. He served as Principal (2001-2003) at Canaan Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, and Principal (1991-1999) at McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Mr. Grimes received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Union College and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Grimes’ qualifications to serve as our director include his extensive leadership experience as a chief executive officer, his knowledge of technology and his entrepreneurial activities. Mr. Grimes is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Strategy Development; Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; and Customer Experience.
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Richard L. Hawley | Director since 2011 |
Mr. Hawley, 70, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nicor Inc. and Nicor Gas, a northern Illinois natural gas company (2003-2011). He was Chief Financial Officer of Puget Energy, Inc., a regulated electric and natural gas distribution utility located in Bellevue, Washington (1998-2002) and was a partner with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), an international accounting and consulting firm (1984-1998), after holding several other positions with the firm (1973-1984). He also served on the Board of Directors of Fisher Communications, Inc., a media company located in Seattle, Washington that was publicly-traded until being acquired (2003-2013). Mr. Hawley received his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Washington.
Mr. Hawley’s qualifications to serve as our director include his work experience as a chief financial officer and audit partner, his years of experience within the electric and gas utility industries and his experience as a director of a public company. Mr. Hawley is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; Accounting, Finance and Investment Management; and Risk Management.
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Thomas D. Hyde | Director since 2011 |
Mr. Hyde, 70, served as Executive Vice President, Legal, Compliance, Ethics and Corporate Secretary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), an international retail store operator (2005-2010). Mr. Hyde previously served as Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Wal-Mart (2003-2005), and as Executive Vice President, Senior General Counsel of Wal-Mart (2001-2003). Mr. Hyde also previously served on the Board of Directors of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), a mountain resort company located in Broomfield, Colorado (2006-2012). Mr. Hyde serves as a trustee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Mr. Hyde received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kansas, his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and holds a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Kansas.
Mr. Hyde’s qualifications to serve as our director include his work experience in legal and leadership roles for one of the largest publicly-traded retailers in the world, and he provides deep insight and understanding on corporate governance matters. Mr. Hyde is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; Risk Management; and Community and Public Relations.
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B. Anthony Isaac | Director since 2003 |
Mr. Isaac, 66, was Senior Vice President and Head of Select Service Strategy and Development at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hotel management, franchising, ownership and development company based in Chicago, Illinois with properties worldwide (2011-2015). He served as President of LodgeWorks, a Wichita, Kansas-based hotel management and development company (2000-2011). Before helping found LodgeWorks, Mr. Isaac served as President of the All-Suites Division of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, an international hotel and resort chain based in Parsippany, New Jersey. He held the position of President of Summerfield Hotel Corp. prior to Summerfield’s merger with Patriot American Hospitality/Wyndham International. He sits on the Board of Directors of CorePoint Lodging (NYSE: CPLG), a real estate investment trust focused on the hotel industry that is located in Irving, Texas (since 2018), where he serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and a member of the capital committee. Mr. Isaac holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. Isaac’s qualifications to serve as our director include his extensive leadership experience both as the chief executive officer of a privately-held company and as an executive with other large companies in the hotel industry, and his substantial experience with strategic planning and financial matters. Mr. Isaac is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; Accounting, Finance and Investment Management; and Customer Experience.
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Sandra A.J. Lawrence | Director since 2004 |
Ms. Lawrence, 61, was the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (2016-2019) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2005-2016) of Children’s Mercy Hospital, a comprehensive pediatric medical center in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, she was the Chief Financial Officer (2005) and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Midwest Research Institute, an independent, non-profit, contract research organization located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to that Ms. Lawrence spent twenty-six years in professional or management positions in the architecture, real estate, financial services, packaging and medical research industries. She is on the Board of Directors of American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE American: AMS), on the Board of Directors of the Heartland Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors and on the boards of directors of various charitable, non-profit and civic organizations, including the Hall Family Foundation, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Women Corporate Directors. Ms. Lawrence is a graduate of Vassar College, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She also received a Master of Arts in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Ms. Lawrence’s qualifications to serve as our director include her substantial financial expertise and her extensive service as a director in a variety of organizations. Ms. Lawrence is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; and Accounting, Finance and Investment Management.
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Ann D. Murtlow | Director since 2013 |
Ms. Murtlow, 58, is a member of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Central Indiana, a non-profit community impact organization (since 2013). Previously, she served as Principal of AM Consulting LLC, a consulting agency in Indiana (2011-2013). She served as Vice President and Group Manager of AES Corporation, a holding company for electric utilities located in Arlington, Virginia (1999-2011), and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Indianapolis Power & Light Company, an integrated electric utility, and its parent company, IPALCO Enterprises, both located in Indianapolis, Indiana (2002-2011). Ms. Murtlow currently serves on the Board of Directors of Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC), a diversified industrial manufacturing company in Lafayette, Indiana (since 2013), where she serves on the nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation committee, and on the Board of Directors of First Internet Bancorp and its subsidiary, First Internet Bank (NASDAQ: INBK), a financial institution in Fishers, Indiana (since 2013), where she serves on the nominating and corporate governance committee. She previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2007-2012), Herff Jones, a manufacturer of educational recognition and achievement products and motivational materials located in Indianapolis, Indiana (2009-2015), and AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc., a mutual insurance company in East Rutherford, New Jersey (2009-2011). Ms. Murtlow received her Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lehigh University.
Ms. Murtlow’s qualifications to serve as our director include her extensive and varied senior management leadership experience and accomplishments and deep insight and knowledge about the operations and challenges of a vertically integrated, regulated electric utility. Ms. Murtlow has been named a Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Murtlow is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Strategy Development; Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; and Operational Oversight.
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Sandra J. Price | Director since 2016 |
Ms. Price, 60, is the former Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Sprint Corporation, a global telecommunications company located in Kansas City, Missouri (2006-2016). Previously, she served as Senior Vice President Designee for the Human Resources, Communications and Brand Management functions of the Sprint Local Telephone Division and a variety of other human resource roles (1993-2006). Prior to Sprint, she was a principal in the Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, Kansas, and in the Jenks Public School District, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She served as co-chair of KC Rising (2017-2018), a non-profit organization focused on economic development in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Ms. Price is a member of the Boards of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors and of the Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Foundation. Ms. Price received her Bachelor of Arts in special education from Oral Roberts University and a Master of Arts in education and administration from the University of Tulsa.
Ms. Price’s qualifications to serve as our director include her extensive and varied senior management leadership experience and accomplishments gained through her career. Ms. Price was named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” list and to the Profiles in Diversity Journal’s “Women Worth Watching.” Ms. Price is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Strategy Development; Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; and Community and Political Relations.
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Mark A. Ruelle | Director since 2011 |
Mr. Ruelle, 57, is Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ruelle served as a member of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Westar Energy prior to the merger with Great Plains Energy that resulted in the formation of Evergy (2011-2018). Mr. Ruelle was also previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Westar Energy (2003-2011), and had held other financial, strategic planning and corporate development positions with Westar Energy. Mr. Ruelle also served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Sierra Pacific Resources and its integrated electric utility subsidiary, Sierra Pacific Power Company (1997-2001), and, following its acquisition by Sierra Pacific Resources, President of Nevada Power Company (2001-2002), in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is on the Board of Directors of Stormont-Vail Health Care and various charitable and civic organizations. Mr. Ruelle received both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of North Dakota.
Mr. Ruelle’s qualifications to serve as our director and Chairman of the Board include his leadership experience, his financial expertise, his extensive utility industry experience and his knowledge of the business community in Topeka, Kansas, one of our significant markets and our Kansas operational headquarters. Mr. Ruelle is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; Operational Oversight; and Community and Public Relations.
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John J. Sherman | Director since 2009 |
Mr. Sherman, 64, is Vice Chairman of the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club (since 2016) and a Director of Crestwood Equity GP LLC (formerly known as Inergy GP, LLC) (since 2013). Crestwood Equity GP LLC is the general partner of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEPQ), a midstream energy company located in Houston, Texas. He was a Director of Crestwood Midstream GP LLC (formerly known as NRGM GP, LLC) prior to that entity merging with Crestwood Equity GP, LLC. He formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of NRGM GP, LLC, general partner of Inergy Midstream, L.P (2011-2013). He also served as Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Inergy GP, LLC (the general partner of Inergy, L.P.) (2001-2013) and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Inergy Holdings GP, LLC (2005-2010). He serves on the Boards of Directors of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, University of Missouri-Kansas City and various other charitable, non-profit and civic organizations. Mr. Sherman received his degree from Ottawa University.
Mr. Sherman’s qualifications to serve as our director include his extensive and varied senior management leadership experience, accomplishments and energy policy expertise, and his strong entrepreneurial focus. Mr. Sherman is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Strategy Development; Alignment of Company Culture and Compensation and Leadership Development; and Accounting, Finance and Investment Management.
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S. Carl Soderstrom Jr. | Director since 2010 |
Mr. Soderstrom, 65, retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2001-2004) for ArvinMeritor, an automotive and commercial vehicle components manufacturer based in Troy, Michigan, after serving as Senior Vice President, Engineering, for the company (1998-2001). Mr. Soderstrom previously held executive/management positions at Rockwell International (1986-1998), General Electric Company (1980-1986) and Emerson Electric (1977-1980). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Lydall Inc. (NYSE: LDL), a technology and manufacturing company headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut (since 2003), where he serves as chair of the governance committee and a member of the audit review committee. Mr. Soderstrom was previously a member of the Board of Directors of FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL), a railcar manufacturing company located in Chicago, Illinois (2005-2018). Mr. Soderstrom graduated from Duke University and holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering with majors in mechanical engineering and economics. He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Soderstrom’s qualifications to serve as our director include his substantial financial expertise, his operations and engineering knowledge from his experience at other large public companies and his substantial experience serving as a director of other public companies. Mr. Soderstrom is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Accounting, Finance and Investment Management; Risk Management; and Operational Oversight.
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John Arthur Stall | Director since 2019 |
Mr. Stall, 64, is an independent member of the board of directors of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, which operates Evergy’s Wolf Creek nuclear generating station (since 2011). Mr. Stall retired from NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) in 2010, where he served in numerous nuclear leadership roles. He served as President of NextEra’s nuclear division (2009-2010), as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of NextEra (2001-2009), as Vice President, Nuclear Engineering of NextEra (2000-2001) and Vice President of NextEra’s St. Lucie nuclear generating station (1996-2000). He also served in leadership roles at Dominion Energy, Inc.’s (NYSE: D) North Anna nuclear generating station (1977-1996). Mr. Stall provides consulting services related to the nuclear industry, including serving as an arbitrator in complicated nuclear disputes, providing expert witness testimony to regulatory bodies and serving as the chair of an independent nuclear safety advisory committee for a publicly-traded electric utility that operates multiple nuclear generating units. He is also a member of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations National Academy of Nuclear Training Accrediting Board (since 2008). Mr. Stall graduated from the University of Florida and holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering. He received his Master of Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Mr. Stall’s qualifications to serve as our director include his substantial nuclear expertise, his operations and engineering knowledge from his experience at other large electric utilities and his leadership experience. Mr. Stall is, among other things, “experienced” in the following core competencies: Federal and State Regulation and Compliance; Risk Management; and Operational Oversight.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We are committed to strong corporate governance practices that support the regulated nature of our business and the long-term interests of our shareholders.
Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board has adopted a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide a framework for our corporate governance initiatives. Our guidelines address, among other things, Board responsibilities and leadership, risk oversight, committee composition and director qualifications. The Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committee is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the Corporate Governance Guidelines and for recommending any changes to the guidelines to the Board.
Board Leadership Structure. We have separated the roles of Chairman of the Board (the “Chair”) and Chief Executive Officer, with Mr. Mark A. Ruelle serving as ourthe Chair and Mr. Terry BasshamDavid A. Campbell serving as ourthe Chief Executive Officer. The Board believes that this structure is an appropriate corporate governance structure for the Company. However, the Board believes it is important to maintain flexibility to combine the roles in the future if it isdetermines that a different Board structure would be in the long-term interests of our shareholders. To support good governance practices, the Board has also designated Mr. Charles Q. Chandler IV as our Lead Independent Director. In addition, the chairs of the standing committees are independent members of the Board. A description of the duties of the Chair and Lead Independent Director positions follows.
Chairman of the Board
The Chair is responsible for presiding over all Board meetings and all executive sessions of the Board that include only non-management directors. The Chair may also call special meetings of the Board or shareholders, and also presides over Evergy’s shareholder meetings.
The Chair approves Board meeting agendas, which are prepared by the Chief Executive Officer reflectingand reflect input, if any, of the Chair and the Lead Independent Director. The Chief Executive Officer and Chair also discuss the quality, quantity and timeliness of the flow of information communicated from management.
The Chair also serves as the principal liaison between management and the Board, acting through or in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, and the Board. HeOfficer. The Chair is also responsible for soliciting information from the non-management members of the Board regarding the performance of the Chief Executive Officer.
The Chair is also available for discussion with individual directors regarding key issues, individual director performance or any other matters relating to effectiveness of the Board. HeThe Chair may also interface from time to time with the public, including shareholders.
Working with the Nominating, Governance, and Corporate ResponsibilitySustainability Committee, the Lead Independent Director and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chair is also responsible for interviewing all potential new candidates and recommending to the Board, allnew candidates for the Board. Among these other duties, the Chair is also responsible for helping to set the tone for ethics and integrity at Evergy.
Lead Independent Director
The Lead Independent Director is responsible for developing agendas for executive sessions of independent directors and calling and presiding over the same. HeThe Lead Independent Director also serves as a liaison between the Chair and the independent directors, reviews meeting agendas and reviews meeting schedules.
The Board believes that this structure is an appropriate corporate governance structure for the Company. Although NYSE requirements prohibit the Board from determining that Mr. Ruelle is independent, Mr. Ruelle owns a significant amount of Evergy stock and, as a result, his financial interests are aligned with those of Evergy’s shareholders. Moreover, the boards of directors of Great Plains Energy and Westar Energy approved the “merger of equals” transaction based on a belief that the transaction would provide, among other things, an opportunity to operate the combined company more efficiently than either company could
have been operated alone, which benefits customers and shareholders alike. Successfully integrating the two companies requires dedication and deep operational knowledge, which are attributes that chief executive officers inherently possess due to their roles. By retaining Mr. Ruelle as non-executive Chair, and Mr. Bassham as Chief Executive Officer, the Board believes that Evergy is well-positioned to retain the deep institutional knowledge that will likely be valuable during integration. In addition, retention of both individuals ensures a continuity of service and representation in our local communities.
The Board has also appointed Mr. ChandlerThomas D. Hyde to serve as Lead Independent Director to ensure that Evergy’s independent directors are represented and have formal mechanisms in place to exercise their governance role. Mr. Chandler was previously independent chairman
Independent Board. The Board has determined that 9 of the board of directors of Westar Energy.11 nominees are independent.
Executive Sessions. Time is reserved on each Board meeting agenda for all directors to meet in executive session, with no members of management (other than the chief executive officer)Chief Executive Officer) present. Time is also reserved on each Board meeting agenda for the non-management directors to meet in executive session, presided over by our Chair, and for the independent directors to meet in executive session, presided over by the Lead Independent Director, in each case with no members of management present. Time is also reserved onat each regular committee meeting for committee members to meet in executive session with no members of management present (except in the case of the Nuclear, Operations,present.
Board Meetings and Environmental Oversight Committee, of which Mr. Bassham is a member).
Board Oversight of Risk Management. The Board is responsible for the oversight of all major risks (as well as mitigation plans), including strategic, financial, operational and compliance risks. In an effort to ensure appropriate and in-depth oversight of risk, the Board has delegated some specific risk oversight responsibility to its committees, as summarized below and as described in those committees’ charters. The Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committee is charged with ensuring that risk governance roles have been properly allocated, and the Audit Committee reviews Evergy’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. Management is responsible for developing and implementing appropriate risk management practices on a day-to-day basis.
At least once each year, the full Board receives a report from management of key risks and related mitigation plans. The full Board also receives updates on significant events and the status of, and changes in, the risks and mitigation plans. In addition, management makes regular presentations to the Board focusing on significant risk areas and corresponding mitigation plans and activities.
Board Attendance at Annual Meeting. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that all directors are encouraged to attend annual meetings of shareholders.
Meetings of the Board. Director Attendance. The Board held fourseven meetings in 2018, following the inception of Evergy as a publicly-traded company in June 2018. Except for Mr. Soderstrom, each of our directors who was on the Board in 20182022. Each incumbent director nominee attended at least 75 percentgreater than 91% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and committees on which he or she serves. Mr. Soderstrom was unable to attend one setserved during 2022 (or portion of Board and committee meetings. Due to the limited number of meetings held in 2018, Mr. Soderstrom was therefore only able to attend approximately 70% of the Evergy meetings. In 2016 and 2017, Mr. Soderstrom attended all meetings of the Westar Energy Board of Directors and committees thereof on2022 during which he served.or she served as a director or committee member).
Committees of the Board.Board Committees. We have a robust committee structure, with fivesix standing committees.
Each committee is populated with at least six directors and led by an independent director. Additionally,In addition, four of thesethe standing committees, including the committees required by NYSENasdaq standards, consist solely of independent directors. The following table identifies
Each standing committee is governed by a committee charter that enumerates the current Board memberscommittee’s responsibilities. Each charter is reviewed at least annually and is available on the committees on which they serve:Company’s investor relations website at investors.evergy.com.