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Board Committees and Mandates

Audit Committee  
- Mr. Paul Weiss, Chair

Members

Mr. Neil Clark
Mr. John A. Honderich
Mr. Daniel A. Jauernig
Mr. Alnasir Samji
Mr. Martin Thall

The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to the oversight of: (a) the integrity of the Corporation’s financial statements; (b) the Corporation’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements regarding financial reporting and securities matters; (c) the external auditor’s qualifications and independence; and (d) the performance of the external auditors and the Corporation’s internal audit function. [more]

Salary and Organization Committee  
- Mr. John A. Honderich, Chair

Members
Mr. Don Babick
Ms. Joan Dea
Ms. Linda Hughes
Mr. Martin Thall
Ms. Phyllis Yaffe

The primary purposes of the Salary & Organization Committee are: (a) to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to: (i) determining compensation for senior executives; (ii) reviewing environmental, health, safety and wellness matters; and (iii) reviewing succession and development plans; and (b) to make recommendations to the Board on organizational changes, the appointment of senior officers and changes in executive benefit programs. The Salary & Organization Committee is also responsible for reviewing the compensation discussion and analysis for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement. [more

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee  
- Ms. Phyllis Yaffe, Chair

Members
Ms. Elaine Berger
Ms. Joan Dea
Prof. Campbell R. Harvey
Mr. John Honderich
Mr. Alnasir Samji

The primary purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to:

  1. Identify and recommend to the Board the appointment of directors in accordance with the policy adopted by the board as outlined below.  The Committee shall review the performance of the directors as part of that process; and
  2. Review and determine corporate governance duties and procedures and where necessary make recommendations to the Board on changes to corporate governance policies and procedures. [more]
 Pension Committee  
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Mr. Alnasir Samji, Chair

Members
Mr. Neil Clark
Mr. John Honderich

Mr. David P. Holland
Mr. Paul Weiss

The Pension Committee administers the assets in the Corporation's pension plans.  It is responsible for the administration of group pension plans and 401K savings plans established by the Corporation and its subsidiaries.  The Pension Committee usually meets three or four times each year.  The Committee is currently composed of four members.

Toronto Star Advisory Committee  
-
Prof. Campbell R. Harvey, Chair

Members
Mr. Don Babick
Ms. Elaine B. Berger
Nr. Neil Clark
Mr. John A. Honderich
Ms. Linda Hughes
Mr. Daniel A. Jauernig
Chief Executive Officer of Torstar Corporation (ex officio)
Publisher of the Toronto Star (ex officio)

The Toronto Star Advisory Committee (formerly the Editorial Advisory Committee) provides guidance on behalf of the Board to ensure that:  the editorial policy of the Toronto Star maintains the Atkinson Principles; the quality of  leadership and human resources and the level of investment in content development at the Toronto Star are appropriate for effective  implementation of the editorial strategy; and the publication of the Toronto Star is conducted for the benefit of the public in the continued frank and full dissemination of news and opinions.  The Toronto Star Advisory Committee usually meets three or four times each year.  The Committee is currently composed of seven members, plus two ex-officio members, being the CEO of the Corporation and the Publisher of the Toronto Star.

 

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Date2/22/2012
Time3:59pm
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