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CEOs May Want to Stay on Earth About Moonshot Payouts—Agenda
Investors are growing wary of big, upfront pay awards (dubbed “moonshot” awards or moonshot payouts)—and with good reason. In this Agenda article, Farient Partner Marc Hodak highlights Farient research that showcases how many of these moonshot payouts haven’t added long-term value and created misalignment between management and investors.
Read More > 03.06.2023
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SEC Raises New Hurdles on PvP Disclosure—Agenda
Responding to the SEC’s new rule on the pay-versus-performance disclosure—compensation committees have a unique opportunity to tell a positive story. In this Agenda article, Farient Partner Marc Hodak highlights how the new disclosure rule can be useful to investors and companies to dig deeper on comp practices and decisions.
Read More > 02.27.2023
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The Companies Being Lauded for Their ESG Incentive Efforts—Agenda
What distinguishes a leader from a laggard when it comes to ESG and executive pay? Farient’s ESG Leader Brian Bueno explains to Agenda how the key “leaders” in ESG reporting were selected in “The Companies Being Lauded for Their ESG Incentive Efforts.”…
Read More > 02.22.2023
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Trey Poore Joins Farient Advisors as a Director
Los Angeles, California, February 17, 2023—Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation, performance, and corporate governance consultancy, today announced the appointment of Trey Poore as a Director. In this capacity, Trey manages client relationships, supports Farient’s business development efforts, and oversees project teams. Specifically, he advises clients…
Read More > 02.17.2023
Briefs

A Tug of War: Moonshot Awards vs. Shareholder Value
A Tug of War: Moonshot Awards vs. Shareholder Value Many companies across multiple sectors granted their CEOs uncharacteristically large equity awards in recent years. Among the most well-known examples is Tesla’s 2018 grant to its CEO Elon Musk. This award’s fair value on its grant date was $2.3 billion, with…
Read More > 02.15.2023
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Our Exclusive Analysis of ESG Leaders and Laggards
Our Exclusive Analysis of ESG Leaders and Laggards With pressure on boards to link executive pay to ESG goals likely to increase in 2023, it’s crucial to look at what successful companies have done. Explore the fast-growing need to be in the lead……
Read More > 01.31.2023
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Tech CEOs Could See Pay Drop This Year—Agenda
The headwinds battering the tech sector are spreading to other industries. High-profile CEOs are taking big pay cuts amid staff layoffs. How will this impact 2023 proxy season? In this Agenda article, Farient’s Marc Hodak offers his view. Read more …
Read More > 01.30.2023
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CEO Wealth Dropped 20% Last Year — Here’s Who Lost the Most—Agenda
With market turmoil over the past year depressing equity values and impacting equity-based CEO pay, boards may consider revisiting compensation plans with an eye on retaining chief executives. Not surprising, shareholders who have also seen a decline in the value of their shares may be inclined to object to any…
Read More > 01.27.2023
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NACD BoardTalk – Leading Directors and Experts Reflect on 2022, Discuss Top Business Trends to Come
2023 has the potential to be an economically turbulent year—and compensation committees need to be prepared for anything. At NACD’s “Leading Minds of Governance” program in December, board members and top governance experts, including Farient’s Dayna Harris, discussed how compensation committees can put the right pay program in place…
Read More > 01.24.2023
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How Much Do Executives Make? A Look at a Typical Executive Compensation Package
Understanding what constitutes a typical executive compensation package is important for both organizations and executives. For organizations, it is crucial to develop competitive compensation packages that align with the company’s strategic goals. For executives, it is important to understand the components of their compensation package and how they…
Read More > 01.20.2023
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