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Say-on-Pay Support Stays Steady and Other Lessons from the 2025 Proxy Season—IR Impact
The 2025 proxy season confirmed several steady trends in executive compensation, while also revealing shifts boards will need to navigate in the years ahead. Say-on-Pay (SOP) support held strong across the Russell 3000, but concerns around special awards, mega-grants, and pay-for-performance alignment continued to drive the few failed votes. At…
Read More > 09.15.2025
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Opendoor Brings Back Founders and Welcomes New CEO—Fortune
Opendoor Technologies is making headlines with the appointment of former Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian as CEO and a compensation package that could net him nearly $2.8 billion if he meets ambitious stock price targets. The deal underscores the company’s “founder mode” strategy, with co-founders Eric Wu and Keith Rabois returning…
Read More > 09.12.2025
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Farient Analysis: Glass Lewis Revamps Its P4P Model
An overhaul of Glass Lewis’s (GL’s) quantitative Pay for Performance (P4P) model will alter how the proxy advisor determines its Say on Pay (SOP) voting recommendations for annual shareholder meetings beginning in 2026. Whether the new methodology results in significantly different SOP outcomes remains to be seen. Farient’s analysis led…
Read More > 09.09.2025
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CHROs Stay Put Longer as They Increasingly Become Strategic Assets—Agenda
Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) have remained in their roles longer than at any point in the past seven years, according to new reporting from Agenda. The trend reflects a shift in how boards view the CHRO function: No longer limited to HR operations, these leaders are now central to…
Read More > 09.09.2025
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Thinking About Trimming PSUs from Your CEO’s Pay? Not So Fast—Agenda
Performance share units (PSUs) are under renewed scrutiny, with critics questioning whether boards set goals that are too easy to achieve. Still, new research suggests most investors aren’t ready to abandon them. A survey of more than 100 large investors found that 71% favor continuing to use PSUs, and 86%…
Read More > 09.03.2025
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Real Costs of CEO Firings | Farient Briefings
Bloomberg and Farient Explore the Real Costs of CEO Firings Farient Advisors’ expertise and data analysis is featured throughout Bloomberg’s story and podcast on the rising costs of CEO ousters. From multimillion-dollar severance packages and make-whole stock awards to retention bonuses and…
Read More > 08.27.2025
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Why Some Boards Backtrack on Chair Independence—Agenda
More than 400 Russell 3000 and S&P 500 companies have recombined the roles of board chair and CEO after previously separating them, according to Agenda. The shift underscores a growing tension between shareholder calls for independent oversight and boards’ preference for unified leadership, efficiency, and CEO retention. Offering Farient’s perspective,…
Read More > 08.25.2025
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The Ballooning Cost of a CEO’s Exit—Bloomberg’s Big Take Podcast
How much does it really cost when a CEO is shown the door? Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast unpacks the financial and governance ripple effects of executive ousters — from multimillion-dollar severance deals to retention bonuses and “make-whole” payments. Reporter Matthew Boyle, who spoke with Farient Advisors and cited its data…
Read More > 08.21.2025
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The True Cost of Firing a CEO—Bloomberg
Farient Advisors’ expertise and data analysis is featured throughout Bloomberg’s deep dive into the rising costs of CEO ousters. From multimillion-dollar severance packages and make-whole stock awards to retention bonuses and seven-figure adviser fees, the story shows how quickly expenses can mount when boards replace a chief executive. Led by…
Read More > 08.20.2025
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CEO Pay at Top US Companies Accelerates at Fastest Pace in Four Years—Financial Times
Financial Times reports that CEO pay for the S&P 500 surged 7.7% in 2024, with median packages climbing to $19 million. According to data from Farient Advisors, the jump marked the sharpest increase since 2021 and outpaced both inflation and wage growth for the broader U.S. workforce. Executives at companies…
Read More > 08.19.2025
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Executive Pay Lessons From 2025—Financier Worldwide Magazine
Citing Farient Advisors’ data, Financier Worldwide magazine examines key takeaways from the 2025 North American proxy season and the priorities boards should consider for the year ahead. While say-on-pay support for Russell 3000 and S&P 500 companies remains strong—averaging close to 90%—companies falling below 80% often face increased investor…
Read More > 08.14.2025
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Elon Musk Retains Title as the Highest-Paid CEO in History—Fortune
Tesla has again cemented Elon Musk’s status as the highest-paid CEO in history, granting him a new $29 billion compensation package—now structured as 96 million restricted shares. The award comes after years of legal wrangling over his original 2018 mega-grant, which was twice struck down by Delaware courts. In…
Read More > 08.05.2025
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