• Determines the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers
• Reviews and approves:
• executive compensation philosophy
• programs for annual and long-term executive compensation
• other executive programs
• Has authority to grant options and other equity awards under stock incentive plans and bonus awards under executive incentive plans

Charter - PDF (16 KB / 3 pages)

Committee Members:
Roger O. Walther, Chairman
Nancy H. Bechtle
Frank C. Herringer
Paula A. Sneed
Robert N. Wilson

All of the members of the Committee are "independent" under the Nasdaq Stock Market corporate governance rules.