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Gauging the Impact of the Next U.S. President—And an Early Preview of Compensation Issues in 2025
On the eve of one of the most divisive and important elections in U.S. history, what lies ahead in the sphere of executive compensation looms large for boards of directors at all companies. Pay is among the most personal and potentially contentious issues for business, with repercussions for society and…
Read More > 10.28.2024
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Farient Advisors COO R.J. Bannister Named a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ Honoree
NEW YORK, NY / October 21, 2024 / Farient Advisors today announced R.J. Bannister has been named a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ honoree as a Governance Professional. The annual NACD Directorship 100 TM Awards celebrates and recognizes the most influential directors and leaders in the corporate governance community who have…
Read More > 10.21.2024
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Farient Advisors CEO Robin Ferracone Named a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ Honoree
NEW YORK, NY / October 21, 2024 / Farient Advisors today announced Robin Ferracone has been named a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ honoree as a Governance Professional. The annual NACD Directorship 100 TM Awards celebrates and recognizes the most influential directors and leaders in the corporate governance community who have…
Read More > 10.21.2024
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Farient Advisors CEO Robin Ferracone and COO R.J. Bannister Named NACD Directorship 100™ Honorees
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 10, 2024 / Robin Ferracone, founder and CEO, and R.J. Bannister, chief operating officer and partner at Farient Advisors, have been named to the annual National Association of Corporate Directors‘ 2024 NACD Directorship 100™-the most influential peer-nominated leaders in the boardroom…
Read More > 10.10.2024
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Farient Advisors and Paul Hastings Present: The Board’s Role in Advancing Talent and Culture Governance
You are cordially invited to join us for an insightful evening on October 30, 2024, featuring a distinguished panel of experts, interactive audience Q&A, and a cocktail reception. As the demands on board oversight grow, so too does the need for a comprehensive understanding of how to foster…
Read More > 09.30.2024
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Passing the Torch: The Urgency of CEO Succession Planning
The development of high-potential internal candidates for C-suite jobs takes years to expose them to more expansive and challenging opportunities, writes Farient’s Angela Moe and Brian Bueno, in a newly published article in Directorship magazine (Fall 2024). CEO departures are occurring at record-high levels, adding new urgency to get succession…
Read More > 09.20.2024
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How to Retain Mission-Critical Talent
CEO tenure at large public companies is growing shorter combined with a slew of high-profile CEO resignations prompting questions in America’s boardrooms: Can it happen to us? Do we know our CEO’s plan? And are we doing everything we can to retain mission-critical talent, especially potential successors?…
Read More > 09.19.2024
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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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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
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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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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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Our Annual Roundup of What to Read, Watch, and Listen to
Cue up George Gershwin’s Summertime and read our third annual installment of what to read, watch, and listen to, a rich blend of books, film, and podcast recommendations. This year’s approach was to consult our savviest colleagues and the many “best of” lists. The result? A broad…
Read More > 06.11.2024
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