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NACD Compensation Committee Advisory Council
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Workspan – Raising The Bar of Your Incentive Plan with Automatic Goal Setting
By Marc Hodak When I was a newly-minted MBA, my boss came to me and said “The Big Guy”— his boss and the head of our division — had suggested I pull together our division budget for the next year. So, I eagerly applied what I had learned in…
Read More > 02.06.2019
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Agenda – Thinking Outside the Box with Comp Plans
By Robin Ferracone, William Roskin and Lindsay Frost In case you missed Farient’s webcast in conjunction with AgendaWeek, the full presentation featuring Farient President and CEO Robin Ferracone and William “Bill” Roskin, compensation committee member at Sony Corporation of America is available online. The event touches on invaluable tips…
Read More > 02.04.2019
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Council of Institutional Investors Spring 2019 Conference
Council of Institutional Investors (CII) conferences offer unprecedented opportunities to interact, share best practices and learn from representatives from major institutional investors, regulators, legislators and other corporate governance professionals. These events bring together CII members from across the globe. Farient COO John Trentacoste will speak on the Pay Pioneers Panel…
Read More > 01.31.2019
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Agenda – Are Compensation Plans Too Similar?
No two companies are identical. So why should their compensation plans be? It’s a question that’s frequently being asked by board directors and compensation consultants, especially at this time of year, leading into proxy season, as governance observers are noting an increasing convergence in plan design across the board for…
Read More > 01.28.2019
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AgendaWeek Webcast – Thinking Outside the Box with Comp Plans
On Friday, January 25, AgendaWeek Education will host the webcast, Thinking Outside the Box with Comp Plans. With regulators, watchdogs and shareholders examining compensation plans closely, some comp committees and outside consultants have found that creativity in design has been stifled. With changes to the tax law and proxy advisors…
Read More > 01.18.2019
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Five Investor Voting Trends on Environmental, Social and Governance Proposals
Introduction Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are on the top of executives’ and boards’ minds and continue to capture the attention of the world’s largest institutional investors. Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, in his 2017 letter to CEOs stated, “Companies must ask themselves: What role do we play in…
Read More > 01.17.2019
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Forbes – Dare To Be Different – Strategic Compensation Plans
I’m often asked why so many executive compensation plans look the same. The answer is that in the post-Dodd-Frank era, proxy advisor policies and even investor guidelines have created a rules-based environment within which to design executive compensation programs. This pushes most companies to adhere to a common formula,…
Read More > 01.03.2019
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Forbes – Perspectives Of Gwen McDonald, Seasoned Human Resources Executive: A Look Back And Look Forward
By Robin Ferracone This post was originally published on Forbes.com As far back as I can remember, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Gwen McDonald. McDonald recently retired from the executive vice president of human resources role at Network Appliances, Inc. (“NetApp”), and prior to that…
Read More > 12.21.2018
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Fortune – Term Sheet Readers Predict a Recession In 2019
By Polina Marinova Thank you to everyone who responded to the question: “What’s your top business-related prediction for 2019?” This year’s Crystal Ball was much darker than years past, with many readers predicting that a recession is around the corner. Below are your predictions: RECESSION: Term Sheet readers…
Read More > 12.21.2018
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