TORONTO, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Wajax Corporation ("Wajax" or the "Corporation") today announced that the nominees listed in its management proxy circular dated March 5, 2024 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, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario are set out below.
On a vote conducted by ballot, each of the following nine (9) nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Wajax:
Nominee
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Against
% Votes Against
Leslie Abi-karam
10,620,325
98.85 %
123,517
1.15 %
Thomas M. Alford
10,589,706
98.57 %
154,136
1.43 %
Edward M. Barrett
10,267,821
95.57 %
476,021
4.43 %
A. Jane Craighead
10,719,905
99.78 %
23,937
0.22 %
Ignacy P. Domagalski
10,646,577
99.09 %
97,265
0.91 %
David G. Smith
10,670,227
99.31 %
73,615
0.69 %
Elizabeth A. Summers
10,612,791
98.78 %
131,051
1.22 %
Alexander S. Taylor
9,958,646
92.69 %
785,196
7.31 %
Susan Uthayakumar
10,596,862
98.63 %
146,980
1.37 %
Sylvia D. Chrominska, a director of the Corporation since 2015 and Douglas A. Carty, a director of the Corporation since 2011, retired from the board at the conclusion of the meeting. "On behalf of our shareholders, management and our fellow directors, I would like to express our sincere thanks to Sylvia and Doug for their invaluable contributions to Wajax," said Iggy Domagalski, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. "We wish them all the best on their retirement from the Wajax 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.