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THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES
There are three primary committees of the Board: the Audit Committee, Compensation and Leadership
Development Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has delegated various
responsibilities and authorities to these different committees, as described below and in the committee charters.
The Board committees regularly report on their activities and actions to the full Board. Each member of the
Audit Committee, Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Nominating and Governance
Committee was appointed by the Board. Each of the Board committees has a written charter approved by the
Board and available on our website at investor.symantec.com, by clicking on “Company Charters,” under
“Corporate Governance.”
The following table shows our current directors, their independence status, their roles on the Board and its
committees, and the number of meetings the Board and each of its committees held in fiscal 2016:
Director Independent Board Audit Compensation
Nominating &
Governance
Gregory S. Clark * No
Frank E. Dangeard Yes
Kenneth Y. Hao Yes
David W. Humphrey ** Yes
Geraldine B. Laybourne Yes
David L. Mahoney Yes
Robert S. Miller Yes
Anita M. Sands Yes
David H. Schulman Yes
V. Paul Unruh Yes
Suzanne M. Vautrinot Yes
Number of Meetings in Fiscal 2016 17 9 8 4
= Member = Chair
* Our former Chief Executive Officer, Michael A. Brown, resigned from the Board and Mr. Clark, our new
Chief Executive Officer, joined the Board effective August 1, 2016. Mr. Brown served as a director for all of
fiscal 2016.
** Mr. Humphrey joined the Board on August 1, 2016 and was appointed to the Audit Committee on August 2,
2016.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee oversees our company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits
of our financial statements, including oversight of our systems of internal controls and disclosure controls and
procedures, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, internal audit function and the appointment,
retention and compensation of our independent auditors. Its duties and responsibilities include, among other
things, to:
‰Review our company’s quarterly and annual financial statements.
‰Review the adequacy and effectiveness of our company’s accounting and financial reporting processes.
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