Linking a company’s executive pay program to business strategy can transform compensation—typically one of a company’s largest line-item expenses—from another cost of doing business into a powerful competitive advantage that drives business results and creates long-term value, according to a new whitepaper from compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners, titled The 2014 Compensation Committee Agenda: Raising the Bar.

Representing a new level in critical examination of key boardroom issues, WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) has formed the WCD Thought Leadership Council (TLC) – a commission of corporate board directors and advisors which issued its inaugural report today.

Major institutional shareholders are driving key revisions to the design of severance payouts to key executives in the event of a merger or takeover, according to findings based upon proxy research reported in a recent Webcast from executive compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners (PM&P).

Independent executive pay consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners announced that Sharon Podstupka, a long-time specialist in the strategic communication of complex executive compensation programs to key internal and external stakeholders, has joined the firm as a Vice President in its New York office. 

Instead of relying on political correctness as an executive pay strategy, Boards of Directors need to put the spotlight back on building great leadership teams to drive their companies’ long-term success, says a new white paper from compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners.