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Quick facts


Highlights of our corporate governance practices are noted below. See WEC Energy Group’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for more information on these governance practices.

Overview

  • Ongoing board refreshment
  • 10 of 12 directors are independent
  • Annual board elections (declassified board)
  • Majority voting
  • One-share, one-vote standard

Board leadership

  • Separate CEO/chairman roles
  • Independent lead director
  • Independent directors hold regular executive sessions without management

Board and committee practices

  • Annual board self-evaluation
  • Annual self-evaluation of each committee
  • Annual review of board independence
  • Independent Audit and Oversight Committee
  • Independent Compensation Committee
  • Independent Finance Committee
  • Independent Corporate Governance Committee
  • Committee charters for Audit and Oversight, Compensation, Finance and Corporate Governance Committees
  • Financial experts on Audit and Oversight Committee
  • Disclosure Committee for financial reporting
  • Risk oversight by full board
  • Board orientation/ongoing education programs
  • Stockholder outreach and engagement program

Performance evaluations

  • Annual evaluation of executive chairman performance
  • Annual evaluation of CEO performance
  • Annual evaluation of independent lead director performance
  • Annual evaluation of board performance
  • Annual evaluation of each committee performance

Compensation governance and practices

  • Stock ownership requirements for directors and executives
  • Annual ‘say-on-pay’ advisory vote
  • Anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies
  • Clawback policy
  • Prohibition on tax gross-up policy

Guidelines and policies

  • Corporate Governance Guidelines reviewed annually
  • Committee charters reviewed annually
  • Corporate Governance Guidelines approved by the board
  • Code of ethics
  • Corporate compliance program
  • Corporate Securities Trading Policy