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Agenda – Will Special Committees Prevail in the Pandemic?
Dividing duties across the full board has been the approach seen most frequently by Robin Ferracone, CEO of compensation consultancy Farient Advisors and a director on the board of pet insurance company Trupanion. She isn’t familiar with any boards that are relying on a small group of directors to take charge.
Read More > 05.15.2020
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Bloomberg Quint – Musk on Cusp of $730 Million Award, Even After Tweet Tanks Stock
Not even a pandemic -- or a tweet -- can push Elon Musk off the path toward claiming the first piece of his moonshot pay package. Barring a sudden and massive plunge in the electric-car maker’s market value, its chief executive officer is poised to meet the final performance threshold needed to claim the first of 12 tranches as early as next week, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Read More > 05.15.2020
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S&P Global – Why voluntary CEO pay cuts, while largely symbolic, matter in ESG context
CEOs and management teams at dozens of companies around the world are taking voluntary pay cuts as their companies lay off workers to cope with the revenue hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More > 04.20.2020
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Agenda – Don’t Let the Coronavirus Undermine Your Pay Programs
The global impact of the coronavirus on health is having extraordinary repercussions on business. While we cannot predict its ultimate effect on people and markets, history is clear that any major crisis upends the normal rules on executive compensation.
Read More > 03.30.2020
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Agenda – Investors May Accept Discretionary Bonuses ‘Within Bounds’
Though the stock market’s tumble amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is expected to hit executives’ pay, compensation experts are urging boards to avoid making drastic changes to incentive plans or targets. However, investors may be willing to accept that execs receive some amount of bonus compensation on the other side,…
Read More > 03.30.2020
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S&P Global – Most Calif. companies now in compliance with board gender diversity mandate
Nearly all California companies have complied with the state’s new mandate to have at least one female board member by the end of 2019. Out of more than 560 companies reviewed, only 21 had no women on their board as of mid-February 2020, compared with the 123 companies that had…
Read More > 03.27.2020
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NACD Directorship – ESG Reporting and Non-GAAP Measures Included in Incentive Compensation Plans
The debate over the purpose of the corporation continues, with some lining up behind the 2019 Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation and others behind shareholder privacy. The evolution of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into metrics often highlights this schism, with institutional shareholders focused on…
Read More > 02.07.2020
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Corporate Board Member – Vanishing Act In The Corner Office
When the board fired McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook in November over his rule-breaking personal relationship with an employee, directors had a successor ready in Chris Kempczinski. It wasn’t just luck that enabled the board to elevate its president of U.S. operations to the company’s top job immediately upon the sudden…
Read More > 01.29.2020
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Agenda – After Shareholder Feedback, Performance Period Lengthens
Textron made some changes this month to its compensation structure — two months ahead of when it annually files its proxy statement. In addition to reworking the mix of equity awards granted to executives, the compensation committee will no longer set performance goals annually but will instead transition to a three-year…
Read More > 01.27.2020
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Agenda – ISS: Say More on CEO Exit Deals, Or Else
Marc Hodak, partner at compensation consultancy Farient Advisors, says that aside from concerns with ISS, compensation committees should keep in mind that “investors generally are starting to ask about tightening provisions for termination if the executive is seen as contributing to, or perhaps overseeing, reputational damage.” In those cases, Hodak says,…
Read More > 01.27.2020
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IR Magazine – ESG and Pay Are Top Concerns Among Engaged Investors
Engaged investors’ top concerns revolve around ESG issues and executive compensation. Seven Lessons from Engaged Investors, published recently by Farient Advisors and the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group, finds deep investor concerns on topics such as how their companies’ activities are affecting the world around them, gender diversity and pay equality.
Read More > 11.27.2019
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Corporate Compliance Insights – How ESG Trends Impact Corporate Governance and Compliance
ESG concerns are increasingly impacting shareholder activism, in turn pressuring boards to engage with investors on these subjects. Farient Advisors’ Marc Hodak shares the way these trends will shape investor relations, corporate governance and compliance.
Read More > 11.27.2019
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