CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AND BOARD MATTERS
Director Independence
Our Board has determined that each of Rubén Caballero, Brian Cullinan, Emily Fairbairn, and Shaheen Wirk are “independent directors” as such term is defined by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2).
Board Leadership Structure
The Board has an independent chairperson, meaning that the positions of Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are not held by a single individual. The Board believes that having an independent chairperson ensures that management is subject to independent and objective oversight and the independent directors have an active voice in the governance of the Company.
Policy Governing Security Holder Communications with the Board of Directors
Security holders who wish to communicate directly with the Board, the independent directors of the Board or any individual member of the Board may do so by sending such communication by certified mail addressed to the Chair of the Board, the entire Board, to the independent directors as a group or to the individual director or directors, in each case, c/o Secretary, Movano Inc., 6800 Koll Center Parkway, Pleasanton, California 94566. The Secretary reviews any such security holder communication and forwards relevant communications to the addressee.
Insider Trading, Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policies
We have adopted an Insider Trading Policy containing policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale and/or other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers, and employees, as well as by the Company itself. Such policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to us. Our Insider Trading Policy has been filed as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Pursuant to the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, directors, officers, employees and and/or consultants of the Company and its affiliates, as well as any immediate family members sharing the household of any of the foregoing are prohibited from engaging in transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts, calls and other derivative securities, relating to the Company.
Policies Regarding Director Nominations
The Board has delegated to its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee responsibility for establishing membership criteria for the Board, identifying individuals qualified to become directors consistent with such criteria and recommending the director nominees.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for, among other things: (1) recommending to the Board persons to serve as members of the Board, (2) considering the recommendation of candidates to serve as directors submitted from the stockholders of the Company, (3) assisting the Board in evaluating the Board’s and its committees’ performance, (4) advising the Board regarding the appropriate board leadership structure for the Company, (5) reviewing and making recommendations to the Board on corporate governance and (6) reviewing the size and composition of the Board and recommending to the Board any changes it deems advisable.
The Board seeks members from diverse professional backgrounds who combine a broad spectrum of relevant industry and strategic experience and expertise that, in concert, offer us and our stockholders diversity of opinion and insight in the areas most important to us and our corporate mission. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has not set specific, minimum qualifications that must be met by director candidates. Rather, in determining candidates to recommend to the Board to serve as members of the Board, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider, among other things, whether a candidate is of the highest ethical character and shares the Company’s values and whether the candidate’s reputation, both personal and professional, is consistent with the image and reputation of the Company. In addition, nominees for director are selected to have complementary, rather than overlapping, skill sets. However, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee does not have a formal policy concerning the diversity of the Board.
