Published by The Conference Board in collaboration with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., CEO and Executive Compensation Practices: 2015 Edition documents trends and developments on senior management compensation at companies issuing equity securities registered with the US Securities and Exchange...

Shareholders are increasingly aware of executive compensation issues and are focused on the relationship between pay and performance. Indeed, with say on pay (“SOP”) implemented in 2011 (with most of the SOP votes being annual), pay for performance has become a core issue for investors and a...

The performance appraisal process provides an opportunity to capture the attention on every individual in a company and point each individual toward the goals set for the organization. Every performance appraisal should foster an open, honest dialogue between employee and manager. Since...

All of the past decade's high-profile business meltdowns (including the financial collapse of 2008) had one common factor -- top employees were paid well to take risks that could destroy the company. Pending disclosure rules will compel boards to not only reveal how and how much they pay...

Is this happening at your company: Executives exercising their stock option, liquidating their position, and not holding the underlying stock? If so, here is some counsel on setting stock ownership guidelines

The board of directors should make leadership and succession planning a high priority, with meaningful compensation opportunities, especially for the CEO. A strong succession planning process helps to prepare the entire organization to handle senior executive departures when they inevitably...

What effect, if any, does an ESOP have on a company's compensation philosophy and executive compensation plans and programs? Our firm recently conducted research in order to determine whether or not an ESOP materially alters compensation philosophy and executive compensation levels at public...

There is much data on director pay for publicly traded companies, little data for private companies, and virtually no data for family-owned business that have a unique corporate governance structure. This article focuses on director pay for family-owned businesses and will provide a guideline on...