Matthew Wright Email & Phone Number

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Responsibilities: Global leader of all aspects of Cargill's corporate governance program, which generally includes (i) legal oversight and administration of Board, committee, and Executive Team meetings, (ii) ensuring compliance with corporate law requirements for Cargill and its subsidiaries through implementation of its global subsidiary management program, and (iii) management of Cargill's Common Stock, including external reporting of stock ownership, oversight of stockholder voting events, ledger maintenance, transaction processing, and stockholder communications.Roles:- Assistant Corporate Secretary of Cargill, Incorporated- Secretary of the Audit Committee of Cargill Board of Directors- Secretary of the Finance & Risk Management Committee of Cargill Board of Directors- Assistant Secretary of the Executive Committee of Cargill Board of Directors- Member of Global Law Leadership Team- Core Member of the Sustainability Law Center of Expertise

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed critical legal functions at S&P 500 public company, focusing on securities filings, corporate governance, employment & executive compensation-Attended and performed corporate secretarial function at Board and Committee meetings. Prepared, managed and presented materials/resolutions at each meeting. Managed relationships with independent compensation consultant, external legal counsel and other internal/external advisors.-Attended & actively engaged in regular institutional shareholder outreach process, partnering with Compensation Committee Chairman & covering corporate governance, executive compensation, ESG and other topics-Ensured NYSE listing compliance, maintained Board committee charters and other corporate governance documents, advised Board/executives re: institutional shareholder and proxy advisory firms' (ISS & Glass Lewis) voting guidelines & assisted with sustainability reporting-Redesigned and upgraded proxy statement. Led drafting/filing process end to end: drafted disclosures, ensured SEC compliance, calculated all tables, coordinated graphical presentation and ESG reporting and conformed to best practices. Managed internal/external clients re: same & executed Board approval processes-Coordinated annual shareholder meetings (physical & virtual)-Drafted and assisted with Form 8-K, 10-K/Q and other securities filings-Led Section 16 compliance process-Designed, led and administered all legal aspects of executive, director, broad-based and deferred compensation programs, including equity plans, peer benchmarking, employment, retention and severance arrangements and ESPP. Provided regular advice to Board and executive leadership re: same.-Partnered closely with HR department on all employment matters: recruiting, onboarding, restrictive covenants, compensation, benefits, retirement plans, Employee Handbook, policies, disputes and severance-M&A assistance-Negotiated and managed corporate, vendor, service provider and software contracts

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Represented individual executive clients, boards of directors and a wide range of public and private corporations, contributing to a comprehensive understanding regarding how each constituency approaches executive compensation, corporate governance, employment and M&A issues- Securities: assisted over 30 public companies with ongoing SEC reporting requirements and disclosure best practices, drafted and advised clients with respect to proxy statements, Form 8-K, Section 16 reporting, Forms S-1 and S-8 and related prospectuses- Corporate Governance: developed and maintained compensation committee charters, D&O questionnaires, stock ownership guidelines, anti-hedging and pledging policies, clawback policies and executive succession plans- Executive Compensation: drafted, amended and advised clients with respect to various executive compensation plans/agreements - equity, annual and long-term incentive, nonqualified deferred compensation, employment/severance and restrictive covenant agreements, director compensation, retention and change in control- M&A: negotiated and designed compensation and benefits provisions of transaction documents and led/conducted due diligence- Benefits: drafted and amended qualified retirement and benefit plans and SPDs, ERISA compliance and prepared IRS determination letters and Form 5500- Tax: advised clients re: complex Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), 280G and 409A compliance issues

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance