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Agenda – In a SPAC-Driven World, How Much Is a Board Seat Worth?
Special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs), also known as “blank check companies,” are non-operating publicly traded entities, created for the sole purpose of raising capital to finance the acquisition of an existing, privately held company that intends to go public. SPACs are a relatively inexpensive and expeditious way for such companies…
Read More > 05.11.2021
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Bloomberg – CEO Pandemic Pay: ‘Heads I Win, Tails I Win Almost as Much’
Norwegian Cruise Line called 2020 its “most challenging year.” The company lost $4 billion, a half decade’s worth of profit. Shares dropped 56%. Thousands of crew members lost their livelihoods. But Frank Del Rio, its chief executive officer, did just great in terms of CEO pandemic pay. He collected his…
Read More > 05.10.2021
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Reuters – GE shareholders rejected CEO Culp’s $230 million pay in rare rebuke
General Electric Co shareholders rejected top executives’ compensation packages, including a payout of as much as $230 million to CEO Larry Culp, at the industrial conglomerate’s annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. At least four other S&P 500 companies who have disclosed shareholder vote tallies with regulators have been defeated over…
Read More > 05.05.2021
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Las Vegas Review-Journal – Pay gap widens between casino CEOs, average casino workers
Casino CEO compensation has grown much faster than profits and stock prices over the years, according to findings from the Economic Policy Institute. According to the EPI’s latest report on American executive compensation, released in August, CEO pay at top U.S. firms grew 1,167 percent between 1978 to 2019, outpacing…
Read More > 05.05.2021
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The Compensation Committee Circle Presented by HCM International
HCM International Presents The Compensation Committee Circle The Compensation Committee’s Role in Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Culture. DEI are now top priorities for boards of directors. No corner of the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. Board members in every geography and industry continue to…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Carolinas: Disruption and the Art of Adaptation: Proxy Season 2021 Recap
As we reflect on 2020, what has remained the same and what has changed? How has this proxy season focused on human capital management, compensation program design and disclosure? How have companies responded to these challenges and what will things look like in 2021 and beyond? Join Farient Advisors…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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The Daily Mail – GameStop CEO, who oversaw falling sales and losses of $700M, leaves with $170M payout thanks to Redditors who boosted company value
The outgoing Gamestop CEO is leaving the company after just two years with a $170million pay out thanks to Redditers who boosted the retailer’s value. George Sherman will step down as chief executive officer at the end of July following a tenure marked by falling sales and losses of $700…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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Reuters – Wells Fargo scores the latest narrow win for CEO pay
Wells Fargo & Co’s (WFC.N) executive pay plan for 2020 received backing from only about 57% of investor votes on Tuesday, a narrow win for the company and the latest evidence of tougher scrutiny shareholders have put on CEO compensation this year. In Reuters’s article, “Wells Fargo scores…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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Reuters – How a sweetheart deal gives GameStop CEO a $179 million goodbye gift
Gamestop Corp chief executive George Sherman can step down this summer with a $179 million windfall that dwarfs CEO salaries at many larger corporations thanks to a sweetheart deal that was turbocharged by this year’s furious meme stock rally, compensation experts said. GameStop said on Monday that Sherman would step…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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Pensions and Investments – Move to link exec pay to ESG integration growing
Now in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors are raising expectations about companies’ responses to highlighted ESG issues such as diversity and, increasingly, connecting that to executive compensation. Robin Ferracone is CEO of Farient Advisors LLC in Pasadena, Calif., an executive compensation and corporate governance consulting firm that…
Read More > 04.29.2021
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