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Corporate Governance

Committees of the Board

We have four committees of the Board of Directors. They are the Corporate Governance Committee, the Management Resources Committee, the Risk Committee and the Audit Committee. Each committee operates under a written charter that sets out its responsibilities and composition requirements. All committee members are directors who are independent under the Bank’s Director Independence Policy. Reports of each committee are contained in our latest proxy circular.

  COMMITTEE MEMBERS* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  



Corporate
Governance
Committee
John M. Thompson
(Chair)
Hugh J. Bolton
Brian Levitt
Responsibility for corporate governance of TDBFG:
  • Set the criteria for selecting new directors and the Board’s approach to director independence;
  • Identify individuals qualified to become Board members and recommend to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders;
  • Develop and, where appropriate, recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles, including a code of conduct and ethics, aimed at fostering a healthy governance culture at TDBFG;
  • Review and recommend the compensation of the directors of TDBFG;
  • Satisfy itself that TDBFG communicates effectively with its shareholders, other interested parties and the public through a responsive communication policy;
  • Facilitate the evaluation of the Board and committees;
  • Oversee an orientation program for new directors and continuing education for directors.



Human
Resources
Committee**
Wilbur J. Prezzano
(Chair)
Henry H. Ketcham
Pierre H. Lessard
Brian M. Levitt
Helen K. Sinclair
John M. Thompson
Responsibility for management’s performance evaluation, compensation and succession planning:
  • Discharge, and assist the Board in discharging, the responsibility of the Board relating to compensation as set out in this Committee’s charter;
  • Set performance objectives for the CEO, which encourage TDBFG’s long-term financial success and regularly measure the CEO’s performance against these objectives;
  • Determine the recommended compensation for the CEO and certain senior officers in consultation with independent advisors;
  • Review candidates for CEO and recommend the best candidate to the Board as part of the succession planning process for the position of CEO;
  • Oversee the selection, evaluation, development and compensation of other members of senior management;
  • Produce a report on executive compensation for the benefit of shareholders, which is published in TDBFG’s annual proxy circular and review, as appropriate, any other major public disclosures concerning compensation.



Risk
Committee
Harold H. MacKay
(Chair)
William E. Bennett
Wendy K. Dobson
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Helen K. Sinclair
Carole S. Taylor
Supervising the management of risk of TDBFG:
  • Identify and monitor the key risks of TDBFG and evaluate their management;
  • Approve risk management policies that establish the appropriate approval levels for decisions and other checks and balances to manage risk;
  • Satisfy itself that policies are in place to manage the risks to which TDBFG is exposed, including market, operational, liquidity, credit, insurance, regulatory and legal risk, and reputational risk;
  • Provide a forum for “big-picture” analysis of future risks including considering trends.



Audit
Committee
William E. Bennett
(Chair)
John L. Bragg
Harold H. MacKay
Irene R. Miller
Nadir H. Mohamed
Supervising the quality and integrity of TDBFG’s financial reporting:
  • Oversee reliable, accurate and clear financial reporting to shareholders;
  • Oversee internal controls – the necessary checks and balances must be in place;
  • Be directly responsible for the selection, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the shareholders’ auditor – the shareholders’ auditor reports directly to this Committee;
  • Listen to the shareholders’ auditor, internal auditor and the chief compliance officer, and evaluate the effectiveness and independence of each;
  • Oversee the establishment and maintenance of processes that ensure TDBFG is in compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to it as well as its own policies;
  • Act as the Audit Committee and Conduct Review Committee for certain subsidiaries of TDBFG that are federally-regulated financial institutions and insurance companies;
  • Receive reports on and approve, if appropriate, certain transactions with related parties.
* as of March 25, 2010
** Name changed from Management Resources Committee on May 27, 2010