Our Lead Director may also call meetings of the independent directors. Mr. Simonson has served as Lead Director since 2009. Mr. Simonson was chosen by the independent directors of the Board of Directors to serve as Lead Director following the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for an additional one-year term ending with our 2014 Annual Meeting, subject to Mr. Simonson's re-election to the Board of Directors. We believe that our current board leadership structure with Mr. Probst serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mr. Simonson serving as Lead Director is appropriate for the Company. Given his 29 years of experience with the Company, more than 15 of which he served as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Probst has invaluable knowledge regarding the Company and gaming industry and is uniquely positioned to lead the Board in their review of management's strategic plans. As Mr. Probst does not qualify as an independent director, the Company feels that it is beneficial for the effective functioning of the Board to have an independent Lead Director undertake the duties identified above. by the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors amended and restated the Audit Committee's charter in May 2006, the Compensation Committee's charter in February 2013, and the Nominating and Governance Committee's charter in November 2012. Copies of each Committee's charter may be found in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investor.ea.com. In accordance with the Committee charters, and with current regulatory requirements, all members of these Committees are independent directors. During fiscal 2013, each director participated in at least 75 percent of all Board of Directors meetings and Committee meetings held during the period for which he or she was a member. Directors election and beginning of the current Board year) through the date of this Proxy Statement were as follows: Ubiņas Laybourne (until Ms. Laybourne's retirement from the Board on September 26, 2012) B. Maffei and Denise F. Warren established the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") Search Committee to assist the Board of Directors in conducting the search for a new CEO following the resignation of John Riccitiello effective March 29, 2013. The members of the CEO Search Committee consist of Committee Chairman Vivek Paul, Leonard S. Coleman and Lawrence F. Probst III. The Committee's responsibility is to develop and oversee a process for identifying and vetting potential candidates for the CEO position and to provide regular updates to the Board regarding its activities. other matters, and is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of our independent auditors. The Audit Committee is currently comprised of four directors, each of whom in the opinion of the |