The Board has designated Mr. Aziz Syriani the Lead Independent
Director to coordinate the activities of the independent directors
and, in addition, to perform the following duties:
- Advise
the Chairman as to an appropriate schedule of Board
meetings and the receipt of information from management;
- Provide
the Chairman with input on agendas for the Board and
Committee meetings;
- Recommend
to the Chairman the retention of consultants who report
directly to the Board;
- Assist
in assuring compliance with the corporate governance policies
and recommend revisions to the policies; Coordinate,
develop the agenda for and moderate executive sessions
of the independent directors;
- Evaluate,
along with the members of the Executive Compensation and
Human Resources Committee and the full Board, the CEO's
performance; and
- Consult
with the Chairman and other members of the Board as to
recommendations on membership and chairpersons of all the
Board Committees and discuss such recommendations with
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the
Board.
Aziz D. Syriani has served as Occidental's
Lead Independent Director since 1999.
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