Auditor Independence Policy
The Auditor Independence Policy is a comprehensive policy governing all aspects of the Company’s relationship with the external auditor, including:
- establishing a process for determining whether various audit and other services provided by the external auditor affect its independence
- identifying the services that the external auditor may and may not provide to the Company and its subsidiaries
- pre-approving all services to be provided by the external auditor
- establishing a process outlining procedures when hiring current or former personnel of the external auditor in a financial oversight role to ensure auditor independence is maintained.