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Forbes – Dare To Be Different – The Case Of Amazon.com
By Robin Ferracone I recently wrote about how compensation plans seem too homogenized. The reason for this is generally attributed to proxy advisors, and to some extent, investors themselves who apply the standard, “check off the box” criteria for evaluating executive compensation plan design. Companies adhere to such standards because…
Read More > 05.15.2019
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NACD Directorship – Experts Discuss the Evolving and Expanding Demands on Compensation Committees
By Robin Ferracone, R. David Fitt, Daniel Laddin, Melissa Means and Jeri L. Isbell Low unemployment and steep competition for digitally savvy directors and employees, along with recurring issues such as the gender pay gap and the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay, provided fertile ground for Leading Minds of Compensation,…
Read More > 05.15.2019
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Forbes – How Will EVA Change Performance Metrics, If At All?
By Robin Ferracone This post originally appeared on Forbes.com A Once-Popular Performance Metric May Be Returning – and It Has Implications for Executive Pay EVA (Economic Value Added) may be making a comeback as a performance measure for companies, and this matters for compensation governance. Though popular in…
Read More > 04.30.2019
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Environmental and Social Compensation Metrics: Walking the Talk?
In the final installment of this series, we examine E&S incentives. With all the talk of E&S issues, are compensation committees tying executives’ pay to improving the E&S profile of their organizations or just giving it lip service?
Read More > 04.25.2019
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The Wall Street Journal – What’s Keeping More Women From Board Seats: Little Turnover
By Vanessa Fuhrmans New data show average director stays in the role more than a decade, creating few openings for new blood A stubborn paradox reigns across U.S. boardrooms: Companies are appointing more women to board seats than ever, yet the overall share of female directors is barely budging.
Read More > 04.24.2019
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Fortune – CEO Pay: What Was Disney’s Board Thinking?
By Erik Sherman If you asked Disney CEO Robert Iger how 2018 went at work, he’d probably say great, given the company’s success its businesses, hot reception for the new streaming service, and Monday’s five-year high stock price. Plus, there is the $65.6 million in compensation he…
Read More > 04.23.2019
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Environmental And Social Shareholder Proposals Get Popular Worldwide
Environmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals are important topics with all stakeholders including shareholders, employees, and the communities where companies do business. Corporations are increasingly required to justify policies and explain their approach to challenges that are beyond typical “business management.” For example, some of these challenges like climate change…
Read More > 04.16.2019
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Investor Relations Magazine – Think Tank Criticizes Activist Influence as Having “Negative” Impact on Shareholder Value
By Andrew Holt Approach can disadvantage some shareholders, but also provides flexibility for companies The call last month from a group of investors for Lyft to cancel its dual-class shares has seemingly shifted the dial on an issue that has long been a source of debate. A letter addressed…
Read More > 04.15.2019
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Agenda – Election 2020 and Banker Pay
By Stephanie Forshee Regulators are finally closing the chapter on a nearly decade-long fight over how to limit banker pay, according to reports. The delayed piece of Dodd-Frank has yet to be formalized, and financial regulators want to tie up loose ends before the topic is litigated from…
Read More > 04.15.2019
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Directors & Boards – Time to Care About Machines Displacing Workers
By Jan Alexander The environmental, social and governance movement is adding a “T” for technology. While at board meetings, Elaine Eisenman makes a point of having conversations with fellow directors about how to meet future human capital needs as technology changes and displaces jobs. “Massive layoffs are the board’s responsibility…
Read More > 04.11.2019
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Bloomberg – CEO of Tiny California Bank Makes Twice as Much as Jamie Dimon
By Anders Melin and Michelle Kim Gregory Garrabrants is one of the highest-paid bank CEOs in America. Is he worth it? Chief executives of Wall Street’s largest banks were awarded record pay packages last year as profits soared. Nearly 2,500 miles away, the CEO of a little-known online lender, born at the…
Read More > 04.11.2019
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The Wall Street Journal – From Coke to Macy’s, Pay for Typical Worker Takes Big Swings
By Theo Francis Coca-Cola’s median worker made 65% less than a year earlier. The one at Macy’s got a 60% raise. Here’s why. As U.S. companies disclose what they pay typical workers, one thing is clear: A lot can change in a year. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. almost tripled what…
Read More > 04.10.2019
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