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Agenda – ‘Rare’ Bonuses Could Draw Pay Rebuke
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez On the news that Apple and Qualcomm had settled long-running litigation over how the latter company charged royalties on patents, Qualcomm awarded five higher-ups with bonuses. The compensation committee granted fully vested shares to recognize “the outstanding efforts of the executive management team, both individually and as leaders of the teams…
Read More > 06.18.2019
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Marketplace – Finding a New CEO for a Troubled Company isn’t Easy
By Ben Bradford One of the world’s biggest banks can’t seem to find anyone who wants to run it. The top job at Wells Fargo has been open for more than two months, ever since former CEO Tim Sloan resigned in March. He was the second chief executive to…
Read More > 06.11.2019
Briefs
Fortune – Remember Options Backdating? Nissan Gets Caught Using a Very Old CEO Pay Trick
By Erik Sherman After more of than a year of one corporate scandal after another—faked emissions tests, claimed improper payments, executive financial misconduct, and even arrests—Nissan may face yet another problem. CEO Hiroto Saikawa reportedly received…
Read More > 06.11.2019
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Forum On Executive Compensation
Join Farient President and CEO Robin Ferracone at this year’s Forum on Executive Compensation. Each year, the Forum’s Steering Committee welcomes up to 48 elite corporate executive compensation practitioners, lawyers and consultants personally selected from some of the largest corporations and firms across North America. The Forum provides an opportunity…
Read More > 05.23.2019
Briefs
Danger, Danger, No Cyber Ranger: Why Boards Need More Cyber Experts
The notification of a data/privacy breach from your company is never well received by stakeholders. After all, no one wants their social security number, healthcare and other private information available for public consumption. Yet, almost daily there is a headline story of personal data inadvertently exposed by employees or hacked…
Read More > 05.21.2019
Briefs
Forbes – When Passive Investors Become Active And Other Tales From The Street
By Robin Ferracone Almost three years ago to the day, I interviewed Moira Conlon, CEO and president of Financial Profiles Inc., on the topic of “How to Best Communicate with Shareholders.” Conlon has been involved with investor relations and financial public relations for more than 25 years. She started…
Read More > 05.17.2019
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Financial Times: Life Annuity Specialist – We Dug Into Insurers’ Exec Perks, Golden Parachutes, Pay Ratios. We Found $$$
By Daphne Zhang Once a year, publicly traded insurers come clean about how their best-paid executives are compensated. They provide a trove of fine details for everything from restricted stock units to auxiliary savings plans. We combed through regulatory filings to find the top 10 executives, and companies, in four…
Read More > 05.17.2019
Briefs
Forbes – Dare To Be Different – The Case Of Amazon.com
By Robin Ferracone I recently wrote about how compensation plans seem too homogenized. The reason for this is generally attributed to proxy advisors, and to some extent, investors themselves who apply the standard, “check off the box” criteria for evaluating executive compensation plan design. Companies adhere to such standards because…
Read More > 05.15.2019
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NACD Directorship – Experts Discuss the Evolving and Expanding Demands on Compensation Committees
By Robin Ferracone, R. David Fitt, Daniel Laddin, Melissa Means and Jeri L. Isbell Low unemployment and steep competition for digitally savvy directors and employees, along with recurring issues such as the gender pay gap and the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay, provided fertile ground for Leading Minds of Compensation,…
Read More > 05.15.2019
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WorldAtWork Executive Compensation Forum
Given today’s rapidly-changing compensation climate, no matter how much you think you know about executive compensation, there are always several more layers to uncover. Join an intimate group of senior leaders including Farient CEO and President Robin Ferracone and Partner Dayna Harris this July to explore: Emerging…
Read More > 05.06.2019
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