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Farient Briefings in Full | Farient Responds in Advance of SEC Roundtable
Farient Responds in Advance of SEC Roundtable A comment letter signed by Farient Advisors Founder and CEO Robin A. Ferracone, Partner Marc Hodak, and Chief Sustainability Lead Brian Bueno was emailed to the Securities and Exchange Commission last week in advance of the Roundtable on Executive Compensation…
Read More > 06.25.2025
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Culture Over Cash: Rethinking Rewards with Peter Newhouse
Now widely known for his insights on incentive compensation, executive pay, and talent management, Peter Newhouse has helped shape the reward consulting landscape in the UK. He has a reputation for clarity on these subjects. Simon Patterson spoke to Peter to learn more about his ideas and…
Read More > 06.17.2025
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Farient Briefings in Full | Considerations for Executive Compensation During a Crisis
Considerations for Executive Compensation During a Crisis In a crisis, boards and management often confront difficult decisions with little warning and no time to consider all permutations of potential solutions. When a business disruption involves decisions on how to reward, motivate, and retain executives, those setting pay…
Read More > 06.10.2025
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Considerations for Executive Compensation During a Crisis | Farient Briefings
Considerations for Executive Compensation During a Crisis Pay is never easy. In the unpredictable landscape of corporate governance, crises can strike without warning, leaving boards and management scrambling to make critical decisions. Amidst the chaos, one of the most challenging tasks is determining executive compensation. How do…
Read More > 06.10.2025
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Considerations for Executive Compensation During a Crisis
In a crisis, boards and management often confront difficult decisions with little warning and no time to consider all permutations of potential solutions. When a business disruption involves decisions on how to reward, motivate, and retain executives, those setting pay must consider the needs of the company, its shareholders, and…
Read More > 06.10.2025
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How Much Should Elon Musk Get Paid?—Wall Street Journal
With Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package voided by the Delaware Chancery Court (and under appeal in Superior Court), the Tesla board faces a daunting question: How should they compensate the world’s richest man? A newly published Wall Street Journal story explores the options—from performance-based incentives to co-investment…
Read More > 06.02.2025
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So Far, Proxy Voting Reflects Changing Political Winds | Farient Briefings
So Far, Proxy Voting Reflects Changing Political Winds A drumroll, please. May 22 was the peak of the 2025 proxy season with 782 companies holding annual meetings. Mid-season analyses report a sharp decrease in the total number of shareholder proposals filed and a rise in the number…
Read More > 05.30.2025
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So Far, Proxy Voting Reflects Stronger Influence of Anti-Woke Agendas
Annual meeting season reached its peak on May 22, 2025. In a mid-season analysis, there has been a sharp drop in the number of proposal submissions and a steep rise in the number of submitted proposals to the Securities and Exchange Commission omitted from ballots. Here are takeaways from the…
Read More > 05.30.2025
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Kohl’s Caught in Controversy: Rapid Exits of CEO, Board Member
Kohl’s finds itself in an unfashionable spotlight. The sudden ouster of Chief Executive Ashley Buchanan for ethics violations after only four months on the job was followed by the unexpected resignation of a board director standing for re-election at Kohl’s annual meeting. Hired as CEO to orchestrate a turnaround on…
Read More > 05.30.2025
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Boards Recruit More Specialists as Committees Face Pressure to Perform—Agenda
Human capital is up and strategy is down among the skills sought by S&P 500 companies for new directors. Farient Advisors’ Founder and CEO Robin Ferracone cites the increasing specialization of board committees, particularly in compensation governance. Drawing on Farient’s analysis of the 50 largest US public companies, the Agenda article…
Read More > 05.27.2025
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