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Three Things To Know About Corporate DEI Rollbacks—Financial Times
The backlash against corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including those focused on using DEI metrics in executive pay, is real but may be exaggerated, reports the Financial Times, which cites Farient data. Though shareholder support…
Read More > 09.09.2024
Briefs
If You Thought Starbucks Coffee was Expensive
The appointment of Brian Niccol as chair and CEO of Starbucks effective September 9, 2024, challenges several widely held beliefs about executive compensation, including that tens of millions of dollars are an egregious amount to pay a CEO for “just showing up.” Starbucks will pay Niccol about $113 million in…
Read More > 08.27.2024
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CEOs are using psychedelic mushroom retreats to reinvent their leadership style—Fortune
Some corporate executives are using psychedelic mushrooms to allegedly boost their creativity, according to this Fortune article. What do boards make of this practice? Executive behavior, after all, can often become a governance matter. Asked to comment on the controversial but growing use of psilocybin, Farient Founder and CEO Robin…
Read More > 08.27.2024
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Concerns on Exec Noncompetes Persist, Despite Court Injunction—Agenda
Though a federal judge has upheld a challenge to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, it doesn’t mean we have seen the last of the FTC’s quest to strike them down. Boards should be prepared for a scenario where more employees pursue litigation over noncompete clauses, and…
Read More > 08.23.2024
Briefs
Advancing Talent and Culture Governance in the Carolinas
What matters most to your board? Shareholder value Profitability Talent and human capital requirements All of the above because they are integrated In this NACD Carolinas Chapter event, our expert panel will go beyond compensation policies to understand the board’s role, and the expanding remit of the competition committee, in…
Read More > 08.22.2024
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Farient Briefings August 2024 | The Farient Way: Redefining Excellence in Governance at Annual Offsite
The Farient Way: Redefining Excellence in Governance at Annual Offsite Farient Advisors returned to Boston for its annual all-staff Summit. It was an opportunity to explore one of America’s most historic cities while advancing the firm’s collective knowledge of what’s trending in corporate governance, executive compensation, and inside Farient.
Read More > 08.19.2024
Briefs
Rethinking Executive Pay: Farient Explores New Governance Challenges
As Farient Advisors continues to expand globally, with teams now operating across four offices on two continents, this year’s all-staff offsite meeting took on heightened importance. With a focus on the evolving landscape of executive compensation, corporate governance, and talent management, the annual Summit provided a platform…
Read More > 08.19.2024
Briefs
Ferracone Elected to Newly Public Company Board
Robin A. Ferracone was named to the board and as compensation committee chair by the newly public TWFG, Inc. The board of the insurance and financial services platform company is comprised of six directors, four of whom are independent. Janet S. Wong, a certified public accountant and former senior partner…
Read More > 08.19.2024
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Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs of 2023—Agenda
CEO pay surged in 2023 relative to the year prior. Does that mean CEOs are being paid too much? It depends on the situation, says Farient Founder and CEO Robin A. Ferracone in this interview with Agenda. Company size, industry, and market position are relevant factors and so too is the…
Read More > 08.05.2024
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Farient Briefings July 2024: At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate
At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate Toronto’s Southlea Group recently hosted the annual meeting of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group. The five partner firms that constitute the GECN Group work on executive compensation and governance issues with clients in more…
Read More > 07.11.2024
Briefs
At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate
The very idea of “global governance” was once oxymoronic. Those days are long past, as evidenced by the range of common cross-border policy and practice issues that dominated discussions at the annual meeting of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group. The annual meeting serves to enrich, inform, and…
Read More > 07.11.2024
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Momentum Shift: DEI Metrics’ Role in Executive Compensation Wanes—HR Executive
The backlash against corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals has impacted executive compensation. In this article in Human Resource Executive, Farient data is cited showing a decline in the use of DEI metrics in pay. In the accompanying interview, Farient’s ESG Leader Brian Bueno delves further into the numbers…
Read More > 07.03.2024
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