Northwest Natural board cuts to 10 seats as three directors retire; five elected
Three directors, Timothy P. Boyle, Hon. Dave McCurdy and Kenneth Thrasher, left the Northwest Natural Holding board at the May 22, 2025 annual meeting, and the board reduced its size from 13 to 10 members. Shareholders elected five directors, approved an amended Long Term Incentive Plan that raises authorized shares to 2,250,000, approved the advisory pay vote, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2025.
Key points
- Boyle, McCurdy and Thrasher departed the holding company board effective May 22, 2025; Steven E. Wynne also retired from the NW Natural subsidiary board.
- Board size reduced from 13 to 10 members; retirements followed the length-of-service guidelines in the company's governance documents.
- Incentive plan approved with 28,478,915 for, 2,004,285 against and 140,094 abstaining; authorized shares raised to 2,250,000.
- Say-on-pay approved with 29,310,087 for and 1,146,255 against; PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified with 33,733,113 for.
The filing
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