WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for WERN
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WERN | Director | ["Former Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of Transport America, Inc.", "Strategy Development and/or Risk Management", "CEO Position Held", "Marketing and Sales", "Service as Public Company Officer or as a Director at Another Public Company", "Transportation Industry", "Corporate Governance", "Human Capital Management and/or Compensation"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Scott C. Arves serves as Lead Independent Director. His responsibilities include the following: (i) preside at Board meetings at which the Chairman and CEO is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors, (ii) ensure that independent directors have adequate opportunities to meet and discuss issues without management present and call executive sessions of the independent directors as needed, (iii) review information sent to the Board and provide advice with respect to the agenda, schedule and other materials sent for Board meetings, (iv) communicate with the Chairman and CEO regarding discussions held in executive sessions of the Board, (v) serve as a liaison between the Chairman and CEO and the independent directors, (vi) be available for consultation and communication with major stockholders as deemed appropriate by the Board, (vii) lead the Board in succession planning for the Chairman and CEO, as well as succession planning for the Lead Independent Director, (viii) retain outside advisors and consultants who report directly to the Board on Board-wide issues, and (ix) be available to assist with the interviews of all director candidates and make recommendations to the Governance Committee. Since his appointment as Lead Independent Director effective February 2023, Mr. Arves has presided over the executive sessions of the independent directors and acted as a liaison between the independent directors, management and the full Board.