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New York Times – Kodak CEO’s Fortune Swells $79 Million as Stocks Rally on U.S. Government Loan
Eastman Kodak Co CEO Jim Continenza added $79 million to his net worth on Wednesday when his options in the imaging company turned from worthless to lucrative thanks to a U.S. government loan for a pharmaceutical ingredients supply deal that super-charged the value of his shares.
Read More > 07.30.2020
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Reuters: Novavax executives could get big payday even if vaccine fails
Even before the stock options were awarded in April, Erck was well positioned to capitalize on the rally in Novavax shares. Erck, who has been CEO since 2011, holds options and other awards totaling roughly $64 million, with $25 million that can be cashed out now, according to an analysis by pay consultant Farient Advisors.
Read More > 07.22.2020
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IR Magazine – Rise in management discussion of racism at investor-facing events
In 2019, 59 companies from the S&P 500 mentioned diversity and/or inclusion in their executive compensation plans, according to analysis from Farient Advisors. When these terms were mentioned, they were often metrics for short-term incentives and bundled with other measures.
Read More > 07.22.2020
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Financial Times – Executives incentivised to prioritize diversity
We know from experience that executives prioritise what they are paid to prioritise, so anyone wondering whether they will live up to their recent promises on taking diversity more seriously should look at the compensation section of companies’ annual reports.
Read More > 06.26.2020
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Virtual Event: Leading Minds of Compensation
NACD’s popular compensation forum is heading online for a virtual panel discussion and Q&A with leading compensation experts and your fellow directors. While this event is designed primarily for public company compensation committee chairs and members, all proactive and inquisitive current public company and large-private company directors who are focused…
Read More > 06.19.2020
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Reuters – Want your pre-pandemic pay back? Work for it, Meritor tells staff
Meritor Inc employees and executives who saw their salaries slashed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic can recoup lost pay for this year as long as the company meets new performance targets, the trucking parts supplier said this week.
Read More > 06.19.2020
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Virtual Event: Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Trends, COVID-19 and their Impact on Executive Compensation
This course is based on the market experience of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group (GECN Group, which includes founding partners Farient Advisors and HCM International) as well as its recent Global Trends in Corporate Governance research study, entitled, Seven Lessons from Engaged Investors.
Read More > 06.17.2020
Briefs

Companies Cut Executive Pay in Changing COVID-19 Landscape
Throughout May, Farient has continued to keep a close eye on compensation trends, particularly as to what actions, if any, S&P 500 companies are taking in regard to their compensation plans as a result of COVID-19. In this brief, we update the overall trends and dive deeper into two examples of companies that have made decisions that are outside of the mainstream, MGM Resorts and Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Read More > 06.11.2020
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The Wall Street Journal – Coronavirus Crisis Dents Salaries, Not Stock Awards, for Many CEOs
Hundreds of U.S. companies reduced salaries for their chief executives as the coronavirus pandemic swept across American business, a reversal for a group of leaders that until this year has ridden a bull market to record compensation.
Read More > 06.03.2020
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Variety – What the Media’s Most Powerful Executives Were Paid in 2019
Media chieftains don’t suffer from low self-esteem. Industry titans including Bob Iger, Reed Hastings and Rupert Murdoch probably need big egos to believe they’re entitled to make far more than most CEOs at similarly sized companies — and much more for 12 months of work than an average employee could make in several lifetimes.
Read More > 06.01.2020
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