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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
In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
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
Newsletters
April 2021: In the Year of The Stakeholder: Where Does Board Oversight Begin?
View the Newsletter via the link below: In the Year of The Stakeholder: Where Does Board Oversight Begin? Tweet…
Read More > 04.27.2021
In the News
Agenda – ESG Metrics ‘Biggest Change to Comp Plans in Decades’
Chipotle Mexican Grill is one of several companies to introduce new environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals tied to top officers’ annual incentive compensation in the lead-up to this proxy season. At Chipotle, ESG goals relate to food and animals, people and the environment and will account for…
Read More > 04.12.2021
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Agenda – Pay Ratios Poised for More Scrutiny This Proxy Season
So far, median pay ratios at early-filing companies in the S&P 500 vary by industry, according to data from Farient Advisors. While the majority of companies have yet to file 2020 proxies, the materials sector and the consumer discretionary sectors have so far seen the biggest increases in pay…
Read More > 04.09.2021
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The Ultimate Movements Transactions are an important mechanism for implementing strategy. Farient en...
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Stakeholder Incentives
Sustainability Overtures Stakeholder incentives have taken on increasing importance in executive pay...
Read More > 04.07.2021
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