Severance practices continue to evolve, but not as dramatically as we have seen in previous years. Corporate directors persist in implementing reformations of severance practices, but at this point these changes tend to involve minor tweaks rather than drastic revisions. These reformations take...

Learn how executive pay packages and incentive pay are designed for the top 200 public companies. Gallagher's HR & Compensation Consulting's 8th annual report investigates executive compensation info being shared in annual proxy statements. This study provides a behind-the-scenes look at how...

This article details key findings from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s seventh annual study of short- and long-term incentive plan design trends among the top 200 US companies by market cap.The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requires that in their annual proxy statements, public...

Mid-market companies ($500 Million to $5 Billion in size) continue to go through incentive plan design changes. These changes are mainly in the long-term incentive plan (LTI) plan design, but our review included short-term incentive (STI) plan design, as well. This article is based on a review...

This article focuses on cash compensation, which includes base salaries and annual bonuses (also referred to as “short-term incentives”). As of the outset of this current economic crisis (early April 2020), the state of change is as follows: Many companies have already begun reducing base...

Private companies seeking to grow their business should also consider equity-based compensation for their employees while at the same time retain control of the company and minimize potential problems associated with creating minority shareholders. Successful private companies are competing with...

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...

With shareholder (and election year) outrage over top executive pay at a new peak, board compensation committees must put increasing faith in the numbers and advice they receive from executive pay consultants. Yet research finds that many of the big compensation consulting firms suffer from the...