PROPOSAL #1 –
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Company’s Board of
Directors consists of eight members. Mr. Robert Anciaux has
served as a director since 1996 and will retire from the Board at
the Annual Meeting. On behalf of the Company, its management team,
employees, and customers, the Board would like to convey its
sincere appreciation to Mr. Anciaux for his long-standing
leadership, service and dedication to the Company. Consequently,
following the Annual Meeting, the Company's Board of Directors will
consist of seven members.
In this Proxy Statement, it is proposed that we elect seven
directors to serve one-year terms until the annual meeting of
shareholders in 2023, or until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified. The nominees for director are listed in
this Proxy Statement.
You may not give a proxy to vote for more than the number of
nominees (seven). Unless a proxy otherwise specifies, the shares
voted by such a proxy will be voted “FOR” the election of each of
the seven nominees listed below.
Each of the seven nominees listed below is currently a director and
member of our Board. Six of the incumbent directors nominated for
reelection were elected by the shareholders at our 2021 annual
meeting. In October 2021, the Board appointed Ms. Xia Ding as
a director and member of our Board. Each of the nominees listed has
agreed to serve if elected, and we know of no reason why any of the
nominees would not be available for election or, if elected, would
not be able to serve. If any nominee is unable to serve or for good
cause will not serve as a nominee at the time of the Annual
Meeting, the persons named as proxies may vote for a substitute
nominee designated by the Board to fill the vacancy.
The Governance, Risk & Nominating Committee has determined that
each nominee for election at the Annual Meeting meets the criteria
set forth in its charter and in the USANA Corporate Governance
Guidelines. Those guidelines direct the Committee to consider
criteria such as the nominee’s independence, expertise, and
experience applicable to our business, substantive knowledge of our
industry, high personal and professional ethics, and their ability
and willingness to devote the required time to the business of the
Board and the Company. In addition, we believe that each nominee
possesses the personal qualities and attributes we consider to be
essential to allow the Board to fulfill its duties to our
shareholders, including personal accountability, integrity, ethical
leadership, and business acumen, and the ability to exercise sound
and independent business judgment.
Information for each person nominated for election as a director at
the Annual Meeting, including age, term of office and business
experience, including directorships during the past five years, is
set forth below. In addition, for each person, we have included
information regarding the business or other experience,
qualifications, attributes or skills that factored into the
determination by the Governance, Risk & Nominating Committee
and by our Board of Directors, that each of them should serve as a
director of USANA. The nominees for director are Xia Ding, John T.
Fleming, Gilbert A. Fuller, Kevin Guest, Peggie Pelosi, Frederic
Winssinger, and Timothy Wood, Ph.D.
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Xia Ding
Age: 51
Independent Director Since: 2021
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Committees: Audit,
Governance,
Risk & Nominating
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Xia Ding is currently the Vice
President of e-commerce Asia Pacific and Latin America at Nike. She
joined Nike in 2019 where
she is accountable for driving the Nike digital business in Asia
Pacific and Latin America markets. Prior to Nike, Ms. Ding worked for JD.com in
China from 2017 to 2019 as the President of JD Fashion where she
was responsible for
driving the fashion business covering apparel, shoes, sportswear,
bags, jewelry, watches and accessories. She was also instrumental in
leading JD.com’s M&A investment strategy to fuel strategic
growth. Prior to joining
JD.com, Ms. Ding served as Vice President of Retail Service at
Nielsen in China from 2015 to 2017 where she was responsible for overseeing Nielsen’s
retail services business. Ms. Ding started her career in 1995
with Hanesbrands, Inc.,
where she spent the first ten years in the U.S. headquarters in
various finance and corporate