CEO & Board Compensation

The 'New' Top Ten Issues in Executive Comp

December 31,2008
A report from Pearl Meyer & Partners provides insights into the top ten concerns of compensation committees and executive compensation trends, based on the changing economy and expanded disclosure. Full Story

New Study provides insights into Executive Compensation

October 1,2008
The DolmatConnell & Partners 2008 NYSE v. NASDAQ Study provides comprehensive insight into executive pay trends among the top companies in the NYSE and the NASDAQ, as these firms contribute to the evolving landscape of executive compensation. Highlights of this year’s NYSE v. NASDAQ study include Pay-for‐Performance, Long‐Term Incentive Compensation, and Executive Compensation Strategy. Full Story

Learning From Failure

September 1,2008
Sydney Finkelstein is the coroner of the business world: He examines the wreckage of dead or dying companies to find out what happened. The professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is less interested in what executives do right, than in what they do wrong. Full Story

The Executive Edition, 2008 No. 3

August 1,2008
The Hay Group's executive compensation publication offers real-world examples of how companies design and implement executive packages to attract, retain, and motivate their key people. Full Story

The 8 Habits of Hightly Effective Compensation Committees

July 18,2008
Compensation committees are under the microscope as shareholders, customers, and both presidential hopefuls criticize what they feel to be exorbitant pay packages for executives. To cope, here are "8 Habits of Highly Effective Compensation Committees." Full Story

The Faces of Boardrooms are Changing

June 16,2008
A report by the National Association of Corporate Directors in collaboration with Pearl Meyer & Partners takes a look at the gradual evolution in the structure and composition of corporate boards. Compensation programs and recruiting strategies are changing as board members are likely to become older, longer-serving and more diverse. Full Story

The Executive Edition, 2008 No. 2

May 1,2008
The Hay Group's executive compensation publication offers real-world examples of how companies design and implement executive packages to attract, retain, and motivate their key people. Full Story

Proxies that Make the Grade

April 30,2008
A report, from Pearl Meyer & Partners, that provides findings from a survey of 124 mostly mid-to-large cap U.S. companies about their experiences and views of the executive compensation disclosure process in 2008. Full Story

The Executive Edition, 2008 No. 1

January 1,2008
The Hay Group's executive compensation publication offers real-world examples of how companies design and implement executive packages to attract, retain, and motivate their key people. Full Story

New Studies on Executive 10b5-1 Trading Plans and Clawback Policies

October 2,2007
From 2005 to 2006, the prevalence of Fortune 500 companies disclosing active 10b5-1 stock trading plans for executive officers increased from 25.6 percent to 28.7 percent. More strikingly, the number of executives completing transactions pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan increased by 31.2 percent over the same period. Full Story

Directors Face Compensation Reality

September 28,2007 by Judy Warner
Boards are still adjusting to new compensation requirements and proposals, but as The Directorship Annual Survey of Compensation shows, many now favor them. Full Story

SEC Proxy Review: What's Next for CD&A

August 24,2007
As part of its first phase of review of executive and director compensation disclosure in 2007 proxies, the SEC Corporate Finance Staff began sending its first wave of comment letters to certain targeted companies earlier this week. Here is what the SEC is reviewing: Full Story

Study Finds S&P500 CEO Pay Up 6.0 Percent to $8.51 Million

April 12,2007
In 2006, S&P 500 chief executives in place for at least two years received a median total pay package of $8,512,509. Total compensation is calculated as the sum of base salary, discretionary bonuses, non-equity incentive plan payouts, stock awards, option awards and other compensation. Stock awards include long-term performance shares and units. Option awards include stock appreciation rights (SARs). Full Story

Board Remuneration Study: Redesigned Pay for Redefined Responsibilities

June 1,2006
Well-designed board remuneration programs are required to align the interests of shareholders and directors, attract and retain highly qualified directors, provide appropriate compensation for their time, commitment, efforts, and contributions to the coporate estate, and meet the best standards of corporate governance. Full Story