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USA Today – “Big Company Director Pay: $240,000 a year”
Director’s pay at major public companies saw a 6 percent gain, the largest since 2011. CEO of Farient Advisors, Robin Ferracone provides commentary on the growing pool of qualified candidates for the job. Read Full Post…
Read More > 09.23.2014
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NACD – “Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council Summary of Proceedings”
Farient Advisors cohosted the NACD’s Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council where compensation committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies were joined by senior leaders from major institutional investors for conversations about current and forward-looking compensation committee practices. Visit NACD…
Read More > 09.05.2014
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Agenda – “Pay ‘Renegades’ Shrug Off Shareholder Votes”
Reporter Mark Hogan discusses RadioShack and Nabors Industries sticking with CEO pay despite shareholder objections. Read Full Post Tweet…
Read More > 09.02.2014
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Peer Group Impact: How Netflix Mixed Retail and Content to Become a Media Darling
Looking at Netflix by the numbers is impressive. This summer, the streaming video service reached the 50-million subscriber mark, reporting more than 1.3 billion in second-quarter revenue. That’s up nearly 40 percent from the same period last year, garnering tremendous attention from the business press. It’s clear that Netflix has…
Read More > 08.28.2014
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The Wall Street Journal – “RadioShack, Nabors Stick With CEO Pay Despite Shareholder Objections”
Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, provides commentary on companies that repeatedly fail their say-on-pay votes. Read on The Wall Street Journal Tweet…
Read More > 08.25.2014
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Forbes.com – “Peer Group Impact: How Netflix Mixed Retail and Content to Become a Media Darling”
While Netflix continues to grow its subscribers, behind the scenes, the company has quietly restructured its peer group and its CEO compensation to reflect its new business strategy and success. Read on Forbes…
Read More > 08.21.2014
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Robin Ferracone, Chief Executive Officer of Executive Compensation Consultants Farient Advisors, Named to 2014 NACD Directorship 100 List
For the fourth consecutive year, Robin Ferracone – chief executive officer of Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation and performance consulting firm – has been named to the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Directorship 100. Read on Business…
Read More > 08.11.2014
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Agenda – “Say-on-Pay Support Flat as CEOs’ Target Pay Rises”
Reporter Marc Hogan summarizes Farient’s midyear report, “Proxy Season 2014: A Mid-Year Look at What’s Hot and What’s Not.” Read Full Post Tweet…
Read More > 07.21.2014
Briefs
Proxy Season 2014: A Mid-Year Look at What’s Hot and What’s Not
We are currently midway through the year and beyond the 2014 proxy surge. In the fourth year of Say on Pay (SOP), we are wondering if this year is different from past years. So far in 2014, nearly 2,000 of the Russell 3000 companies have reported their SOP results. As…
Read More > 07.14.2014
Briefs
Forbes.com – “Proxy Season 2014: A Mid-Year Look at What’s Hot and What’s Not”
At midyear of the 2014 proxy season, Farient Advisors takes a look at what’s trending in executive compensation. Read on Forbes Tweet…
Read More > 07.08.2014
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The Wall Street Journal – “Female CEOs Make Strides, but Pay Gap Persists”
Robin A. Ferracone provides commentary on the increasing sensitivity to the gender-pay issue, particularly for top female CEOs, among board members and compensation committees at large companies. Read on The Wall Street Journal…
Read More > 05.27.2014
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Bloomberg – “Moonves’s Pay Seen as 19 Times ‘Going Rate,’ Crystal Says”
Ron Bottano provides commentary on how companies need to be cautious of size differential in choosing their peers. Read on Bloomberg Tweet…
Read More > 05.13.2014
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