In determining the criteria for Board membership, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee considers the appropriate range of skills, backgrounds and personal characteristics required in light of the then-current makeup of the Board and in the context of the perceived needs of the Company at the time, including, among other things, the following experience and personal attributes:
| • | general and special business experience and expertise; |
| • | other public company directorships; |
| • | overall effectiveness; and |
| • | ability to contribute to the diversity of backgrounds represented on the Board. |
The Board has not adopted term limits for its members because it recognizes that such arbitrary limitations may result in individuals who distinguish themselves in their board service being precluded from serving on the Board. However, the Board recognizes that economic, social andgeo-political factors affecting our global business are continually changing and the skills of our Board members need to keep pace. Accordingly, inre-nominating incumbent members to the Board, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee takes into account the need to regularly refresh the composition of the Board to ensure the Board has the appropriate complement of expertise and recent experience to address the Company’s current and anticipated circumstances and needs. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee requires that any search firm that it engages for a new director include persons who bring diversity with respect to self-identified characteristics such as gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation, in the initial list of qualified candidates from which the committee selects director candidates.
The matrix below is a summary of the range of skills and experiences that each director nominee brings to the Board. Because it is a summary, it does not include all of the skills, experiences, qualifications and diversity that each director offers, and the fact that a particular skill, experience or qualification is not listed does not mean that a director does not possess it.
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Board Diversity and Experience Matrix
| Barry Diller | Alexis M. Herman | William J.Hornbuckle | Mary ChrisJammet | Joey Levin | Rose McKinney- James | Keith A. Meister | Paul Salem | Jan G. Swartz | Daniel J. Taylor | Ben Winston |
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| Experience and Skills |
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| Leadership Experience |
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| Financial Experience |
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| Industry Experience |
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| Public Company Directorship Experience |
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| Government Experience |
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| Background |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
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| Female |
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| Non-Binary |
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| Does Not Disclose |
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| Race |
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| African American or Black |
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| Alaskan Native or Native American |
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| Asian |
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| Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin |
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| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
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| White |
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| Two or More Races or Ethnicities |
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| Does Not Disclose |
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| Age/Tenure |
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| Age* | 82 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 72 | 51 | 60 | 54 | 67 | 42 |
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| Years on the Board | 3 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
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| * | As of expected Annual Meeting Date. |
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The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee may receive recommendations for Board candidates from various sources, including our stockholders. Pursuant to our proxy access provision set forth in our Amended and Restated Bylaws, stockholders meeting specified eligibility requirements and who provide required information in a timely manner may also nominate individuals for election to be included in our proxy statement for an annual meeting. In addition, from time to time the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also retains an independent third-party search firm to assist in identifying qualified candidates. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will review all recommended candidates in the same manner regardless of the source of the recommendation. Recommendations from stockholders should be in writing and addressed to: Corporate Secretary, MGM Resorts International, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Attention: Stockholder Communications, and must include the proposed candidate’s name, address, age and qualifications together with the information required under federal securities laws and regulations. Stockholder nominations must be received in a timely manner and in accordance with our Amended and Restated Bylaws, and must include the recommending stockholder’s name, address, number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, and the length of time such shares have been held. See “Notice Concerning Stockholder Proposals and Nominations” below.
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