KBR Appoints Lead Independent Director
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has announced the unanimous election of Lt. General Wendy M. Masiello as Lead Independent Director, effective from the company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders in May 2025. Lt. General Masiello, who has served on KBR's Board since August 2017, currently chairs the Cybersecurity Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee and Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee.
As a three-star General of the U.S. Air Force, Masiello brings extensive experience and deep understanding of KBR's strategic vision and operations. The appointment follows a thorough Board evaluation process, with KBR Chair General Lester L. Lyles highlighting Masiello's leadership capabilities, operations experience, and accomplished government career as key qualifications for the role.
The Board has also enhanced the Lead Independent Director duties, which are detailed in the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha annunciato l'elezione unanime del Generale di Divisione Wendy M. Masiello come Direttore Indipendente Principale, a partire dall'assemblea annuale degli azionisti dell'azienda nel maggio 2025. Il Generale Masiello, che è membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione di KBR da agosto 2017, attualmente presiede il Comitato per la Cybersecurity e fa parte del Comitato per la Retribuzione e del Comitato per la Sostenibilità e la Responsabilità Sociale d'Impresa.
In quanto Generale a tre stelle dell'Air Force degli Stati Uniti, Masiello porta con sé una vasta esperienza e una profonda comprensione della visione strategica e delle operazioni di KBR. La nomina segue un approfondito processo di valutazione del Consiglio, con il Presidente di KBR, Generale Lester L. Lyles, che ha evidenziato le capacità di leadership, l'esperienza operativa e la carriera governativa di successo di Masiello come qualifiche chiave per il ruolo.
Il Consiglio ha anche migliorato i doveri del Direttore Indipendente Principale, che sono dettagliati nelle Linee Guida sulla Governance Aziendale della Società.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha anunciado la elección unánime de la Teniente General Wendy M. Masiello como Directora Independiente Principal, efectiva a partir de la reunión anual de accionistas de la compañía en mayo de 2025. La Teniente General Masiello, quien ha sido miembro de la Junta de KBR desde agosto de 2017, actualmente preside el Comité de Ciberseguridad y forma parte del Comité de Compensación y del Comité de Sostenibilidad y Responsabilidad Corporativa.
Como General de tres estrellas de la Fuerza Aérea de los EE. UU., Masiello aporta una amplia experiencia y una profunda comprensión de la visión estratégica y las operaciones de KBR. La designación sigue a un exhaustivo proceso de evaluación de la Junta, con el Presidente de KBR, el General Lester L. Lyles, destacando las capacidades de liderazgo, la experiencia operativa y la exitosa carrera gubernamental de Masiello como calificaciones clave para el cargo.
La Junta también ha mejorado los deberes del Director Independiente Principal, que se detallan en las Directrices de Gobernanza Corporativa de la Compañía.
KBR (NYSE: KBR)는 2025년 5월 주주 연례 회의부터 주요 독립 이사로 웬디 M. 마시엘로 중장을 만장일치로 선출했다고 발표했습니다. 마시엘로 중장은 2017년 8월부터 KBR 이사회에서 활동하고 있으며, 현재 사이버 보안 위원회를 주재하고 보상 위원회 및 지속 가능성 및 기업 책임 위원회에서 활동하고 있습니다.
미국 공군의 3성 장군인 마시엘로는 KBR의 전략적 비전과 운영에 대한 광범위한 경험과 깊은 이해를 제공합니다. 이번 임명은 철저한 이사회 평가 과정을 거쳤으며, KBR 의장인 레스터 L. 라일스 장군은 마시엘로의 리더십 능력, 운영 경험 및 성공적인 정부 경력을 주요 자격으로 강조했습니다.
이사회는 또한 회사의 기업 거버넌스 지침에 자세히 설명된 주요 독립 이사의 의무를 강화했습니다.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) a annoncé l'élection à l'unanimité de la Lieutenant-Général Wendy M. Masiello en tant que Directrice Indépendante Principale, à compter de l'assemblée générale des actionnaires de l'entreprise en mai 2025. La Lieutenant-Général Masiello, qui siège au conseil d'administration de KBR depuis août 2017, préside actuellement le Comité de Cybersécurité et fait partie du Comité de Rémunération ainsi que du Comité de Durabilité et de Responsabilité Sociétale.
En tant que Général trois étoiles de l'Armée de l'Air des États-Unis, Masiello apporte une vaste expérience et une compréhension approfondie de la vision stratégique et des opérations de KBR. La nomination fait suite à un processus d'évaluation approfondi du Conseil, le Président de KBR, le Général Lester L. Lyles, soulignant les capacités de leadership, l'expérience opérationnelle et la carrière gouvernementale réussie de Masiello comme qualifications clés pour ce rôle.
Le Conseil a également renforcé les devoirs du Directeur Indépendant Principal, qui sont détaillés dans les Lignes Directrices de Gouvernance d'Entreprise de la Société.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) hat die einstimmige Wahl von Lt. General Wendy M. Masiello zur Leitenden Unabhängigen Direktorin bekannt gegeben, die ab der Hauptversammlung der Aktionäre des Unternehmens im Mai 2025 wirksam wird. Lt. General Masiello, die seit August 2017 im Vorstand von KBR tätig ist, leitet derzeit den Cybersecurity-Ausschuss und ist Mitglied des Vergütungsausschusses sowie des Ausschusses für Nachhaltigkeit und Unternehmensverantwortung.
Als Drei-Sterne-General der US-Luftwaffe bringt Masiello umfangreiche Erfahrungen und ein tiefes Verständnis für die strategische Vision und die Abläufe von KBR mit. Die Ernennung folgt einem umfassenden Evaluierungsprozess des Vorstands, wobei der Vorsitzende von KBR, General Lester L. Lyles, die Führungsqualitäten, die Betriebserfahrung und die erfolgreiche Regierungszeit von Masiello als wesentliche Qualifikationen für die Rolle hervorhebt.
Der Vorstand hat auch die Pflichten des Leitenden Unabhängigen Direktors verbessert, die in den Unternehmensrichtlinien zur Corporate Governance detailliert beschrieben sind.
- Appointment of highly qualified Lead Independent Director with military and cybersecurity expertise
- Enhanced corporate governance through expanded Lead Independent Director duties
- Continuity in leadership with director already serving since 2017
- None.
Lt. General Masiello has served on KBR's Board of Directors since August 2017, including as the current Chair of the Cybersecurity Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee. A three-star General of the
"One of KBR's greatest strengths is an experienced and highly committed Board of Directors," said KBR Chair, General Lester L. Lyles. "The appointment of Lt. General Masiello as lead independent director reflects a thorough and thoughtful process by the Board, who strongly believe that her leadership capabilities, deep operations experience, and accomplished government career make her highly qualified to serve in this important role. Wendy has provided valuable insights and guidance as an independent director since joining our Board, and she has excelled in every capacity just as I personally observed throughout her leadership positions in the Air Force. I am thrilled she will bring her expertise to us in this new role. We thank her for accepting this responsibility to lead and provide independent oversight."
"I am honored to have received the support of KBR's Board and am excited to partner with fellow directors and management as we continue on our path of delivering profitable growth and accelerating shareholder value," said Lt. General Masiello. "I would like to thank the Board for their trust in me to lead in an expanded way."
As part of the Board leadership transition, the Board also enhanced the Lead Independent Director duties, which are set forth in the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, available at www.kbr.com/who-we-are/our-company/corporate-governance.
About Lt. General Wendy M. Masiello
Lt. General Masiello is a retired three-star General of the
Lt. General Masiello is also an independent board director for StandardAero (NYSE: SARO), where she serves as a member of its Audit Committee, for EURPAC Service, Inc., where she serves as a member of its Compensation and IT committees, for Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation, and for MRIGlobal, where she serves on its Board of Trustees and Audit and Compensation and HR committees. Her not-for-profit work includes Board of Directors for the Procurement Round Table and Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the National Board of Rebuilding Together. She advises the Department of Defense as a member of the Acquisition Innovation and Research Center Advisory Panel and
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