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Agenda: Time to Update Plans?
The pandemic has left companies with an array of business challenges to contend with, and compensation committees continue to discuss how to keep executive pay practices competitive while addressing issues impacting the greater workforce.
Read More > 09.08.2020
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Washington Post — Average CEO Earnings Soared to $21.3M, Could Rise Again in 2020 Despite the Coronavirus Recession
Average CEO earnings soared to $21.3 million last year and could rise again in 2020 despite the coronavirus recession.
Read More > 09.08.2020
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RJ Bannister Named Partner and COO at Farient Advisors
Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation and performance advisory firm, today announced the appointment of RJ Bannister as partner and COO, effective August 1, 2020.
Read More > 08.14.2020
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New York Times – Kodak CEO’s Fortune Swells $79 Million as Stocks Rally on U.S. Government Loan
Eastman Kodak Co CEO Jim Continenza added $79 million to his net worth on Wednesday when his options in the imaging company turned from worthless to lucrative thanks to a U.S. government loan for a pharmaceutical ingredients supply deal that super-charged the value of his shares.
Read More > 07.30.2020
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Reuters: Novavax executives could get big payday even if vaccine fails
Even before the stock options were awarded in April, Erck was well positioned to capitalize on the rally in Novavax shares. Erck, who has been CEO since 2011, holds options and other awards totaling roughly $64 million, with $25 million that can be cashed out now, according to an analysis by pay consultant Farient Advisors.
Read More > 07.22.2020
In the News
IR Magazine – Rise in management discussion of racism at investor-facing events
In 2019, 59 companies from the S&P 500 mentioned diversity and/or inclusion in their executive compensation plans, according to analysis from Farient Advisors. When these terms were mentioned, they were often metrics for short-term incentives and bundled with other measures.
Read More > 07.22.2020
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Financial Times – Executives incentivised to prioritize diversity
We know from experience that executives prioritise what they are paid to prioritise, so anyone wondering whether they will live up to their recent promises on taking diversity more seriously should look at the compensation section of companies’ annual reports.
Read More > 06.26.2020
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Reuters – Want your pre-pandemic pay back? Work for it, Meritor tells staff
Meritor Inc employees and executives who saw their salaries slashed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic can recoup lost pay for this year as long as the company meets new performance targets, the trucking parts supplier said this week.
Read More > 06.19.2020
Briefs
Companies Cut Executive Pay in Changing COVID-19 Landscape
Throughout May, Farient has continued to keep a close eye on compensation trends, particularly as to what actions, if any, S&P 500 companies are taking in regard to their compensation plans as a result of COVID-19. In this brief, we update the overall trends and dive deeper into two examples of companies that have made decisions that are outside of the mainstream, MGM Resorts and Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Read More > 06.11.2020
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The Wall Street Journal – Coronavirus Crisis Dents Salaries, Not Stock Awards, for Many CEOs
Hundreds of U.S. companies reduced salaries for their chief executives as the coronavirus pandemic swept across American business, a reversal for a group of leaders that until this year has ridden a bull market to record compensation.
Read More > 06.03.2020
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Variety – What the Media’s Most Powerful Executives Were Paid in 2019
Media chieftains don’t suffer from low self-esteem. Industry titans including Bob Iger, Reed Hastings and Rupert Murdoch probably need big egos to believe they’re entitled to make far more than most CEOs at similarly sized companies — and much more for 12 months of work than an average employee could make in several lifetimes.
Read More > 06.01.2020
Tracker Suite Updates
Farient CEO Pay Ratio Tracker Update – May 29, 2020
Welcome to the tenth and final installment of Farient’s Pay Ratio TrackerTM update for 2020. For the past several weeks, we have focused our research on companies with the highest and lowest CEO-to-median-employee pay ratios. As summer looms and proxy season winds down, we take a trip down “memory lane” to review overall trends in the pay ratio over the first five months of the year.
Read More > 05.29.2020
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