ACHN 2018 Proxy Statement
Our Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for the smooth functioning of our Board of Directors and enhancing its effectiveness. Our Chairman guides the process of our Board of Directors, provides input on agenda items, and presides at Board of Directors meetings. Our Chairman also acts as a liaison between members of our Board of Directors and our executive management team, consulting regularly and providing guidance on Board of Directors related matters. Board of Directors’ Role in Risk Oversight Our Board of Directors plays an important role in risk oversight directly and through its Committees. In particular, the Board of Directors meets regularly with and is updated by our executive officers on areas of material risk to the Company, including strategic planning and financial, regulatory, legal and operational updates. These reports are provided in connection with regular Board of Directors meetings and are discussed, as necessary, at such meetings. The Board of Directors is also routinely informed of developments that affect our risk profile and those that are material to other aspects of our business. Further, significant transactions and decisions require approval by the Board of Directors, or the appropriate Board committee. Our Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of our financial processes and for monitoring our internal controls over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures, our risk management and investment policies and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics with respect to its areas of oversight. The Audit Committee meets regularly with management and our independent registered public accounting firm and addresses risks as the Audit Committee deems appropriate. Our Compensation Committee monitors risks associated with our compensation policies and practices, with respect to both executive compensation and compensation generally. The Committee’s responsibilities include annually reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s and our other named executive officers’ compensation, making recommendation to our Board of Directors with respect to the compensation of our other executive officers, overseeing an annual evaluation of our executives and reviewing our compensation policies and procedures in general. As part of its review, our Compensation Committee reviews our compensation policies and practices to ensure that such policies and practices do not encourage our executive officers and other employees to take action that is reasonably likely to create a material adverse effect on the Company. Our Compensation Committee and our Board of Directors believe that our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and assesses the adequacy and risk associated with our corporate governance policies, identifies and recommends appropriate individuals to be nominated to our Board of Directors and oversees a rigorous annual evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees. Our Strategy Committee assists management in carrying out its various responsibilities related to business focus, potential mergers, acquisitions, divestures, financial initiatives, and other strategic transactions. The Committee’s responsibilities include reviewing and providing guidance to management and our Board of Directors with respect to our basic strategy and business model, assisting management and our Board of Directors in discussions on material changes in our strategy, as they may evolve, and reviewing with management prospective candidates for corporate strategic transactions or potential collaboration partners, when and as appropriate. In carrying out its role and responsibility, our Strategy Committee monitors risk relating to strategy. Our Compliance Committee oversees and monitors risks associated with compliance. Our Compliance Committee was established to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and to assess risk exposures relating to the Company’s compliance with laws, regulations, and industry standards. The Compliance Committee oversees the development and implementation of compliance and ethics policies and practices at the Company. 29
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