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Farient Briefings August 2024 | The Farient Way: Redefining Excellence in Governance at Annual Offsite
The Farient Way: Redefining Excellence in Governance at Annual Offsite Farient Advisors returned to Boston for its annual all-staff Summit. It was an opportunity to explore one of America’s most historic cities while advancing the firm’s collective knowledge of what’s trending in corporate governance, executive compensation, and inside Farient.
Read More > 08.19.2024
Briefs
Rethinking Executive Pay: Farient Explores New Governance Challenges
As Farient Advisors continues to expand globally, with teams now operating across four offices on two continents, this year’s all-staff offsite meeting took on heightened importance. With a focus on the evolving landscape of executive compensation, corporate governance, and talent management, the annual Summit provided a platform…
Read More > 08.19.2024
Briefs
Ferracone Elected to Newly Public Company Board
Robin A. Ferracone was named to the board and as compensation committee chair by the newly public TWFG, Inc. The board of the insurance and financial services platform company is comprised of six directors, four of whom are independent. Janet S. Wong, a certified public accountant and former senior partner…
Read More > 08.19.2024
In the News
How Vulnerable Is Your Executive Team To Poaching?—Inc.
For Inc. magazine’s piece on the growing threat of executive poaching, Farient Partner and COO R.J. Bannister notes that companies must be proactive in safeguarding their top talent by offering competitive compensation, fostering strong corporate cultures and implementing robust retention strategies. The article…
Read More > 08.06.2024
In the News
Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs of 2023—Agenda
CEO pay surged in 2023 relative to the year prior. Does that mean CEOs are being paid too much? It depends on the situation, says Farient Founder and CEO Robin A. Ferracone in this interview with Agenda. Company size, industry, and market position are relevant factors and so too is the…
Read More > 08.05.2024
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Farient Briefings July 2024: At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate
At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate Toronto’s Southlea Group recently hosted the annual meeting of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group. The five partner firms that constitute the GECN Group work on executive compensation and governance issues with clients in more…
Read More > 07.11.2024
Briefs
At GECN Group Annual Meeting, PvP, ESG, and Proxy Advisor Issues Dominate
The very idea of “global governance” was once oxymoronic. Those days are long past, as evidenced by the range of common cross-border policy and practice issues that dominated discussions at the annual meeting of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group. The annual meeting serves to enrich, inform, and…
Read More > 07.11.2024
In the News
Momentum Shift: DEI Metrics’ Role in Executive Compensation Wanes—HR Executive
The backlash against corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals has impacted executive compensation. In this article in Human Resource Executive, Farient data is cited showing a decline in the use of DEI metrics in pay. In the accompanying interview, Farient’s ESG Leader Brian Bueno delves further into the numbers…
Read More > 07.03.2024
In the News
Tractor Supply Ditches DEI, Climate Goals After Online Attacks—Bloomberg
Though ESG metrics continue to be used by the world’s biggest companies, some firms like Tractor Supply have faced pressure to abandon or re-brand them. Bloomberg reports on a Tractor Supply announcement that it will halt spending on diversity and pride-related initiatives. The article also cites Farient…
Read More > 07.01.2024
In the News
Shareholders OK With Soaring Executive Pay In US—Barron’s
Wider controversy over high CEO pay – especially in high-profile cases like that of Elon Musk – belies the key factor that compensation is typically linked to company performance and that means happy shareholders, according to this article in Barron’s that quotes Farient Partner Marc Hodak. Another…
Read More > 06.20.2024
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