Some of the recent initiatives we pursued include:
Surpassed our Board diversity target of 30 per cent diverse members and 30 per cent of each gender - 55 per cent of our independent directors are diverse (six of all independent directors) and 45 per cent (five of all independent directors) are women
Continued a comprehensive review of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and executive succession planning, which included examining progress against prior high-potential development plans and discussing the strengths and development opportunities for the next generation of executive and CEO candidates
Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and performance of the Board, as well as a peer evaluation. We will conduct an independent review of our evaluation process in 2020
Nominated Tom Flynn for election to our Board at our 2020 annual meeting. Tom brings financial expertise and senior executive leadership to our Board
Approved our strategic plan, taking into account the opportunities and risks of each of our business units for the upcoming year.