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Agenda: Tesla Pay Plan Offers Big Vision: Experts
By Melissa J. Anderson February 12, 2018 Tesla CEO Elon Musk got an earful from analysts questioning the automaker’s production timeline during last week’s earnings call on the electric car company’s fourth-quarter financial results. The CEO has his work cut out for him — a fact made clear by the aggressive 10-year performance plan announced…
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Briefs
How to Align Executive and Corporate Board of Directors’ Interests
Corporate Board of Directors Investors and corporate board of directors want to ensure that the interests of executives and shareholders are aligned over the long term. The instruments most used to create this alignment are ownership requirements and post-vesting/exercise holding periods. In this Farient Brief, we explore post-vesting and exercise…
Read More > 01.17.2018
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Webinar: Rethinking CEO Pay Design: Part 2
Webinar: Rethinking CEO Pay Design: Part 2. In the second webinar in a series by the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), Steve O’Byrne of Shareholder Value Advisors and John Trentacoste of Farient Advisors will share specific and implementable ways to meaningfully improve CEO pay alignment with long-term performance. This…
Read More > 01.09.2018
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Agenda – GE to Overhaul Pay as Part of Turnaround Plan
By Melissa J. Anderson December 11, 2017 General Electric CEO John Flannery’s equity compensation will be composed solely of performance units under a new compensation program he described at a recent investors’ meeting. The new program will also eliminate cash awards for long-term performance for senior executives. The company is…
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NACD Carolinas Strategic Asset Board
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2018 NACD Leading Minds of Compensation East
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discuss the latest executive and director compensation challenges and trends with the peers who truly understand the complex issues you face—your fellow committee members and today’s leading compensation experts. While this event is designed specifically for public company compensation committee chairs and members,…
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NACD Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council
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NACD Carolinas Chapter, “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch”
NACD Carolinas Chapter, “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch” TweetShare…
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Briefs
Gender Diversity on Boards: Reaching Gender Parity
If you’ve been following Farient’s series of Briefs regarding gender diversity on boards, we think you will agree we have highlighted some interesting facts. First, the representation of women board members varies significantly among industries. Second, although the percentage of women directors on public company boards is increasing, our…
Read More > 12.01.2017
Briefs
The CEO Pay Ratio Checklist
Despite the CEO Pay Ratio being on the chopping block since the beginning of 2017, the reality is that it is here to stay for the near future. This means boards of directors, human resources (HR) groups and management teams need to be ready to include it in their 2018…
Read More > 11.15.2017
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