Using holding power as a strategic indicator of the compensation program’s health can ensure that it truly supports retention and long-term shareholder value creation.
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CEO Succession Planning: Fortune Favors the Prepared
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Six tangible steps boards can take to maximize value and minimize CEO succession risk
Biotech Compensation Trends: Common Questions for 2024
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Significant industry dynamics are driving a number of similar client questions. We offer broad data to provide guidance and market context.
The Tesla Executive Compensation Ruling: What Directors Need to Know
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While the size of the grant and facts of the case are highly idiosyncratic, there are important takeaways for boards and compensation committees.
Stress-Testing Executive Change-in-Control Agreements
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Periodically stress-testing your bank’s CIC agreements can eliminate surprises. Here is a step-by-step guide.
Competing on Compensation as a Private Company
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While private companies may lack access to the strong allure of public company equity, there are clear ways to compete for—and win—high caliber talent.
Definitive Data on Executive Cost Ratios
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Five-year data from Pearl Meyer’s Executive Compensation and Benchmarking Survey show clear advantages for the largest companies.
Maximizing a Director’s Ability to Enhance Stock Holdings
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Directors frequently ask about increasing their holdings. Here are two ways companies can structure additional choice beyond simple open-market purchases.
2024 Incentive Goal-Setting: Core Principles and Strategies for Uncertain Times
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Establishing executive compensation performance goals remains a challenge. Focusing on core principles can help when the answers aren’t clear.
Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2024: Banking Edition
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Sixty-nine public and private bank institutions shared their views on executive compensation changes and expectations for 2024.
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