Egan-Jones Recommends "Withhold" Votes for Majority of Whirlpool's Board

PHILADELPHIA - March 20, 2018 - PRLog -- Haverford, PA - Egan Jones Proxy Services (EJP) released a report calling for a "withhold" votes for the majority of Whirlpool Corporation's [WHR] Board of Directors including Chairman of the Board Jeff M. Fettig due to the extremely poor Cyber Security Rating of "Needs Attention", a low Compensation Rating of "Some Concerns", a lack of diversity and tenure issues with many of the Board members.

Historical observations of the firm's internet presence by our cyber security partner show several concerns in regards to Application Security at the company. Egan-Jones will generally recommend a "withhold" vote for a Board Chair when the company receives the lowest Cyber Security Score as is the case here.

Additionally, we are recommending "withhold" votes for members of the Compensation Committee currently up for nomination due to a Compensation Rating of "Some Concerns," the second lowest possible. This poor Compensation Rating has also resulted in a negative recommendation for the firm's "say-on-pay" proposal.

Several other non-diverse Directors received a negative recommendation due to an excessively long tenure on the Board and membership in key Board committees. According to Egan-Jones' Proxy Guidelines, a director whose tenure on the Board is 10 years or more is considered affiliated and should not be appointed to key Board committees, with the exception of diverse nominees.

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