TORONTO, May 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Wajax Corporation ("Wajax" or the "Corporation") today announced that the nominees listed in the Corporation's management proxy circular dated March 7, 2023 have been elected as directors of Wajax. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation held on May 2, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario are set out below.
On a vote conducted by ballot, each of the following eleven (11) nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Wajax:
Nominee
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Against
% Votes Against
Leslie Abi-karam
9,900,064
98.78 %
122,088
1.22 %
Thomas M. Alford
9,745,057
97.23 %
277,795
2.77 %
Edward M. Barrett
9,571,166
95.49 %
451,686
4.51 %
Douglas A. Carty
9,521,781
95.00 %
501,071
5.00 %
Sylvia D. Chrominska
9,899,773
98.77 %
123,079
1.23 %
A. Jane Craighead
9,907,553
98.85 %
115,299
1.15 %
Ignacy P. Domagalski
9,590,120
95.68 %
432,732
4.32 %
David G. Smith
9,911,254
98.89 %
111,598
1.11 %
Elizabeth A. Summers
9,912,948
98.90 %
109,904
1.10 %
Alexander S. Taylor
9,530,193
95.08 %
492,659
4.92 %
Susan Uthayakumar
9,682,439
96.60 %
340,413
3.40 %
The Corporation also announced that David G. Smith and Elizabeth A. Summers have each been appointed to the Audit and Human Resources and Compensation Committees of the board, and that A. Jane Craighead has been appointed chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the board.
Wajax Corporation
Founded in 1858, Wajax (TSX: WJX) is one of Canada's longest-standing and most diversified industrial products and services providers. The Corporation operates an integrated distribution system providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in diverse sectors of the Canadian economy, including: construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government and utilities, and oil and gas.
Wajax Corporation is a Canada-based diversified industrial products and services provider. The Company operates an integrated distribution system providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in various sectors, including construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government and utilities, and oil and gas. The Company provides various equipment, such as compact excavators, dump trucks, excavators, wheel loaders and wheeled excavators. It offers various brands, such as Hitachi, Hyster, MTU, Allison Transmission, Danfoss, SKF and Tigercat. Its solutions include mechanical solutions, hydraulic solutions, process solutions, electromechanical solutions, repair and solutions, and reliability solutions. It provides various industrial parts, including bearings, bulk material handling, electric motors and variable frequency drives, filtration, fluid handling, instrumentation, pneumatics, and power transmission.