Chairman, President and CEO, Ameren Corporation
Age: 58
Director Since: 2015
Former Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Age: 64
Director Since: 2018
Former CEO, Monitise plc
Age: 59
Director Since: 2018
President and CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Age: 52
Director Since: 2016
Chairman, President and CEO, U.S. Bancorp
Age: 59
Director Since: 2017
Retired President and CEO, Puget Energy, Inc.
Age: 55
Director Since: 2014
Founding Principal and CEO, Hernandez Media Ventures
Age: 62
Director Since: 2012
Business Consultant
Age: 69
Director Since: 2006
Executive Vice President, CVS Health Corporation
Age: 57
Director Since: 2015
President and CEO, Unum Group
Age: 51
Director Since: 2017
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corporation
Age: 53
Director Since: 2018
Chairman and Retired CEO, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Age: 58
Director Since: 2020
Chairman and CEO, Polaris Industries Inc.
Age: 52
Director Since: 2014
Snapshot of 2020 Director Nominees
Board composition
  Skills and qualifications collectively represented by the nominees
Warner L. Baxter
Age: 58
Director since: 2015
Business experience:
Mr. Baxter, 58, is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Ameren Corporation, a regulated electric and gas utility company serving
customers in Missouri and Illinois. He has served in these positions since 2014. Mr. Baxter
served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameren Missouri from 2009
to 2014 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameren Corporation
from 2003 to 2009. In addition, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Ameren Services from 2007 to 2009.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Dorothy J. Bridges
Age: 64
Director since: 2018
Business experience:
Ms. Bridges, 64, is the former Senior Vice President of Public
Affairs, Outreach and Community Development of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, one of the twelve regional banks in the Federal Reserve System. She served
as Senior Vice President from July 2011 until June 2018. Prior to joining the Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Ms. Bridges served as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of City First Bank, a commercial bank providing financial services in low- and
moderate-income communities, from 2008 until July 2011, and as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Franklin National Bank, a Minneapolis commercial bank, from 1999 to
2008.
Skills and qualifications:
Elizabeth L. Buse
Age: 59
Director since: 2018
Business experience:
Ms. Buse, 59, is the former Chief Executive Officer of Monitise plc, a global
mobile banking and payments company based in the United Kingdom. She served as Co-Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Monitise during 2014 and 2015, after retiring from
Visa, Inc., the world’s leading payment network, as Executive Vice President of Global Services, a
position she held from 2013 to 2014. Ms. Buse held various senior leadership positions at Visa prior
to that time, including Group President for Asia-Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa from
2010 to 2013.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Marc N. Casper
Age: 52
Director since: 2016
Business experience:
Mr. Casper, 52, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leader in life sciences and healthcare technologies. He has
served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2009. He served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2009 and Executive Vice President of
Thermo Fisher and President of its Analytical Technologies business from 2006 to 2008. He
joined Thermo Electron Corporation, a predecessor to Thermo Fisher Scientific, in 2001
and held various leadership positions within that company before being named Executive
Vice President of Thermo Fisher in 2006.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Andrew Cecere
Age: 59
Director since: 2017
Business experience:
Mr. Cecere, 59, is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of U.S. Bancorp. He has served in this position since April 2018. He served as
President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2017 to April 2018, as well as President
and Chief Operating Officer from January 2016 to April 2017, after having served as Vice
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from January 2015 until January 2016. From
February 2007 until January 2015, Mr. Cecere served as U.S. Bancorp’s Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer, after having served as Vice Chairman, Wealth Management and
Investment Services of U.S. Bancorp since the merger of Firstar Corporation and U.S.
Bancorp in February 2001. Previously, he had served as an executive officer of U.S.
Bancorp before its merger with Firstar, including as Chief Financial Officer from May 2000
through February 2001.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Kimberly J. Harris
Age: 55
Director since: 2014
Business experience:
Ms. Harris, 55, is the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of
Puget Energy, Inc., an energy services holding company, and its subsidiary Puget Sound
Energy, Inc., a utility company providing electric and natural gas service in the northwest
United States. She served in these positions from March 2011 until her retirement in January
2020. Ms. Harris served as President of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy from July
2010 through February 2011 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Resource Officer
from May 2007 until July 2010. Ms. Harris served as Senior Vice President, Regulatory Policy
and Energy Efficiency, of these companies from 2005 until May 2007.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Roland A. Hernandez
Age: 62
Director since: 2012
Business experience:
Mr. Hernandez, 62, is the Founding Principal and Chief Executive
Officer of Hernandez Media Ventures, a privately held company engaged in the acquisition
and management of media assets. He has served in this capacity since January 2001.
Mr. Hernandez served as Chairman of Telemundo Group, Inc., a Spanish-language
television and entertainment company, from 1998 to 2000 and as President and Chief
Executive Officer from 1995 to 2000.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Olivia F. Kirtley
Age: 69
Director since: 2006
Incoming Lead Director
Business experience:
Ms. Kirtley, 69, a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global
Management Accountant, has served as a business consultant on strategic, risk and
corporate governance issues since 2000. She also served as the President of the
International Federation of Accountants (‘‘IFAC’’), the global organization for the accountancy
profession, which facilitates the establishment of international auditing, ethics and education
standards, from 2014 to 2016, and as Deputy President of IFAC from 2012 to 2014. Prior to
2000, she served as a senior manager at a predecessor to accounting firm Ernst &
Young LLP, and as Treasurer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Vermont American
Corporation.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Karen S. Lynch
Age: 57
Director since: 2015
Business experience:
Ms. Lynch, 57, is an Executive Vice President of CVS Health
Corporation, a leading pharmacy and health care company, and President of its Aetna
Business Unit. She has served in this position since November 2018. Ms. Lynch served as
President of Aetna, Inc., a diversified health care benefits company, from 2014 until CVS
Health’s acquisition of Aetna in November 2018. She served as Executive Vice President of
Aetna’s Local and Regional business from 2013 to 2014 and Executive Vice President of
Aetna’s Specialty Products business from 2012 to 2013. Ms. Lynch served as President of
Magellan Health Services Inc., a health care management company, from 2009 to 2012.
Ms. Lynch began her career as a Certified Public Accountant at auditing firm Ernst &
Young LLP.
Skills and qualifications:
Richard P. McKenney
Age: 51
Director since: 2017
Business experience:
Mr. McKenney, 51, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Unum Group, a workplace financial protection benefits company. He has served as President
since April 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer since May 2015. Mr. McKenney served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Unum from 2009 to 2015. Prior to
joining Unum in 2009, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at
Sun Life Financial, Inc., an international financial services company, from 2006 to 2009.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Yusuf I. Mehdi
Age: 53
Director since: 2018
Business experience:
Mr. Mehdi, 53, is the Corporate Vice President of the Modern Life
and Devices Group of Microsoft Corporation, a multinational technology company. The
Modern Life and Devices Group operates the Windows, Surface, Office, and Bing
businesses of Microsoft. He has served in this position since June 2018. From 2015 to
June 2018, he served as Corporate Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group and
from 2011 to 2015 as the Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing and Strategy
Officer of the Interactive Entertainment Division, which operated Microsoft’s Xbox business.
Mr. Mehdi joined Microsoft in 1992 and held various leadership positions within the
company prior to being named Senior Vice President of Microsoft’s Online Services Division
in 2001.
Skills and qualifications:
John P. Wiehoff
Age: 58
Director since: 2020
Business experience:
Mr. Wiehoff, 58, is the Chairman and retired Chief Executive Officer
of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a multimodal transportation services and third-party
logistics company. He has served as Chairman since 2006. He also served as President
from 1999 to 2019 and as Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2019. Prior to 1999,
Mr. Wiehoff served in various senior leadership roles at C.H. Robinson starting in 1992 and
began his career at Andersen Worldwide LLP with several different positions, including
audit manager.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Scott W. Wine
Age: 52
Director since: 2014
Business experience:
Mr. Wine, 52, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Polaris
Industries Inc., a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of innovative high-performance
motorized products. He has served as Chairman since 2013, and Chief Executive Officer
since 2008. Mr. Wine served as President of Fire Safety Americas, a division of United
Technologies Corporation, from 2007 to 2008. Prior to that time, Mr. Wine held various
senior leadership positions at Danaher Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc. from
1996 to 2007.
Other directorships:
Skills and qualifications:
Audit Committee Current Members:
Held 14 meetings during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
Audit committee financial experts: Roland A. Hernandez, Warner L. Baxter, Karen S.
Lynch and Scott W. Wine
Capital Planning Committee Current Members:
Held 8 meetings
during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
*Doreen Woo Ho and O’dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H. are currently serving as directors but will not stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting.
Compensation and Human Resources Committee Current Members:
Held 6 meetings
during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
*Arthur D. Collins, Jr., David B. O’Maley, and O’dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H. are currently serving as directors but will not stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting.
Governance Committee Current Members:
Held 5 meetings
during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
*Arthur D. Collins, Jr., David B. O’Maley,
and Craig D. Schnuck are currently serving as directors but will not stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting.
Public Responsibility Committee Current Members:
Held 4 meetings
during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
Risk Management Committee Current Members:
Held 6 meetings
during 2019
Primary Responsibilities
*Doreen Woo Ho and Craig D. Schnuck are currently serving as directors but will not stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting.
Executive Committee Current Members:
No meetings were
necessary in 2019
Primary Responsibilities
*Arthur D. Collins, Jr. and David B. O’Maley are currently serving as directors but will not stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting.
Chief executive experience Criteria
Directors who are current or former CEOs of publicly held or large private corporations
Link to strategy
Have experience overseeing senior
leadership, finance, marketing and
execution of corporate strategy
from both a management and a
board perspective
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Community leadership Criteria
Director who have significant leadership experience in community service organizations and/or in public policy roles
Link to strategy
Provides perspective on our
company’s connections to the
communities it serves and
responsible business practices
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Corporate governance Criteria
Directors who have significant experience serving on and leading the boards of other large corporations and/or professional experience in the corporate governance field
Link to strategy
Help our Board fulfill its oversight
function effectively
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Customer experience Criteria
Directors who have executive-level experience in a consumer-focused industry other than financial services
Link to strategy
Provide insight into how our
company interacts with retail
customers
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Financial reporting and accounting Criteria
Directors who have specialized financial reporting qualifications, such as experience as a CPA or as the CFO of a large corporation
Link to strategy
Are particularly well suited to
overseeing the quality and integrity
of our company’s financial
statements
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Financial services industry expertise Criteria
Directors who have executive-level experience in the financial services industry
Link to strategy
Possess deep knowledge of the
business challenges and
opportunities facing our company
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Regulated industry expertise Criteria
Directors who have executive-level experience in a regulated industry other than financial services
Link to strategy
Provide a valuable perspective on
how an extensive regulatory
framework intersects with strategic
and operational planning
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Risk management Criteria
Directors who have specific risk-management expertise, gained through leadership at either a critical infrastructure company or a financial services institution
Link to strategy
Are particularly adept at identifying
and assessing the varied risks
facing our company as a large
financial institution
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Technological transformation Criteria
Directors who has executive-level experience in an industry driving technological change
Link to strategy
Contribute expertise regarding
product innovation and evolving
customer expectations
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