• The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assists the Board by identifying candidates qualified for membership on the Board, recommends to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of the stockholders, recruits such individuals for membership on the Board, recommends to the Board the director nominees and the chairperson for each committee and the presiding director at the executive sessions of the Board, develops and recommends to the Board the Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for the Company, and monitors a process to assess the effectiveness of the Board.