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experience in the telecommunications industry, service at the U.S. Department of Education, leadership positions at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and her
service on other public company boards and committees.
Summary of Director Qualifications and Expertise
The table below summarizes key qualifications, skills or attributes each of our directors has that were most relevant to the decision to nominate him
or her to serve on our board. The lack of a mark does not mean the director does not possess that qualification or skill; rather a mark indicates a specific area of
focus or expertise on which our board relies most heavily. These qualifications and relevant experience are discussed in more detail above.
Executive Sessions
Sprint's non
- management directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions without any management participation by officers or employee
directors. These executive sessions are currently held either before, after or otherwise in conjunction with our board
’ s regularly scheduled meetings each year.
Additional executive sessions can be scheduled at the request of the non
- management directors.
The director who presides over the executive sessions of our board is our chairman, Mr. Son. The committee chairperson chairs the executive
sessions of his or her committee. If that chairman or committee chairperson is not present, another director will be chosen to preside. Our board does not have a
formal lead independent director. Our board selects a presiding director for any independent director executive sessions.
Audit Committee
Sprint has a standing Audit Committee established in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act. The primary purpose of the Audit
Committee is to assist our board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to:
The Audit Committee also has sole authority for the appointment, retention, termination, compensation, evaluation and oversight of our independent
registered public accounting firm. The committee
’ s principal responsibilities in serving these functions are described in the Audit Committee Charter.
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Experience, Expertise
or Attribute
Son
Fisher
Bennett
Bethune
Claure
Hesse
Ianna
Mullen
Tucker
Telecommunications
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Technology, devices
and services
x
x
x
x
x
x
Leadership
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Global business
x
x
x
x
x
x
Financial
x
x
x
x
x
x
Mergers and acquisitions
x
x
x
x
x
x
Public company board service and
governance
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Research and academic
x
Ethnic, gender, national
or other diversity
x
x
x
x
•
the integrity of our financial statements and related disclosures, as well as related accounting and financial reporting processes;
•
our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
•
our independent registered public accounting firm ’ s qualifications, independence, audit and review scope, and performance;
•
the audit scope and performance of our internal audit function;
•
related party transactions policy and procedures;
•
our ethics and compliance program; and
•
our enterprise risk management program.