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Boards Pick New Crop of Exec Chairs to Stymie Succession Risks—Agenda
As more boards look to reduce succession risk and support first-time CEOs, the executive chair role is becoming a more common succession tool. In Agenda, Farient CEO Robin Ferracone shared why companies are increasingly using the role to create continuity during leadership change. “More CEOs are going into that executive…
Read More > 04.27.2026
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How Uncertainty, Talent, and Data Are Redefining Executive Pay
As the 2026 proxy season winds down, executive compensation discussions are rapidly changing. Pay design, talent retention, disclosure, and technology are no longer separate conversations; they’re converging at the boardroom level. Against this backdrop, a conversation with R.J. Bannister, partner and Chief Operating Officer at Farient Advisors, a global executive…
Read More > 04.27.2026
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Farient Urges SEC to Keep, But Simplify, PvP Disclosure
Farient Advisors has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to retain the agency’s Pay vs. Performance disclosure rule. But it wants the requirement trimmed back to its analytical core. In an April 13 comment letter to the SEC on File No. 4-855, the firm said the rule’s…
Read More > 04.24.2026
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Proxy Voting Meets AI: Implications for Say on Pay | Farient Briefings
Proxy Voting Meets AI: Implications for Say on Pay Generative AI just walked into proxy season, and the first impact won’t be a sudden wave of failed Say on Pay (SOP) votes. This is the first year investors can use AI at scale to scan proxy statements, extract…
Read More > 04.14.2026
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Say on Pay in the Age of AI: Separating Signal from Noise
For leaders of compensation planning, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) creates new unknowns. Proxy voting is one immediate example. This season marks the first year that the full capabilities of generative AI will be available to—and increasingly used by—investors as a supporting tool for their proxy voting process. Use…
Read More > 04.13.2026
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SEC Rethinks Quarterly Reporting | Farient Briefings
SEC Rethinks Quarterly Reporting What if the ritual of quarterly earnings – long seen as untouchable in U.S. markets – suddenly became optional? A new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal is reigniting a high‑stakes debate over transparency versus long‑term value creation. Supporters argue that fewer mandated reports…
Read More > 03.30.2026
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Meta Executives Could Earn Nearly $1 Billion Each If They Hit Goals—Fortune
Meta is reshaping the “moonshot” compensation model—extending massive, performance-based equity awards beyond the CEO to a broader group of senior executives, all tied to an ambitious goal: growing its market cap to $9 trillion. In Fortune, Farient CEO Robin Ferracone explains how this approach reflects a shift in how companies…
Read More > 03.30.2026
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Pay, Performance, and the Quarter: What the SEC’s Reporting Proposal Means for Boards
For over half a century, quarterly reporting has been a hallmark of U.S. public markets. Now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring whether companies should be allowed to report earnings semiannually instead of quarterly, while still requiring disclosure of material events. Some boards support the change to semiannual…
Read More > 03.30.2026
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When Incentives Attract Activists | Farient Briefings
When Incentives Attract Activists Proxy season is underway—and investors aren’t just voting on compensation. They’re judging whether your board can explain it. During a recent BDO-hosted webinar on shareholder engagement, Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister made the case that credibility is built before a proxy fight begins—and that…
Read More > 03.12.2026
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When Pay Attracts Activists
After decades advising boards through shareholder scrutiny, compensation redesigns, and activist pressure, Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister has learned that credibility is built long before a proxy fight begins. In a market where investors demand tighter alignment between pay, performance, and strategy—and where activists are increasingly sophisticated—Bannister argues that compensation…
Read More > 03.11.2026
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Golden Handcuffs, Repriced: Carried Interest, SEC Signals, and 2026 Pay Trends | Farient Briefings
Golden Handcuffs, Repriced: Why Boards Bet on ‘Carry’ to Prevent Talent Drain The smart money doesn’t leave early. Public asset managers such as BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are importing private‑market economics into executive pay plans. Folding carried interest–style incentives into senior pay is a play to strengthen retention…
Read More > 02.24.2026
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Boards May Cut Exec Pay to Make Nice with SEC—Agenda
Farient Partner and COO R.J. Bannister was quoted in Agenda examining how shifting enforcement dynamics may reshape the role of boards in executive compensation decisions. The article looks at the SEC’s evolving posture following Archer-Daniels-Midland’s voluntary cuts to executive incentive pay as part of a broader settlement tied to accounting…
Read More > 02.24.2026
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