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February 6, 2025

Equity Plan Proposals: Trends in the Russell 3000

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January 28, 2025

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Trends

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January 27, 2025

Equity Plan Proposals: Strong Shareholder Support Continued in 2024

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January 10, 2025

ISS to Ramp Up Scrutiny of CEOs’ Performance-Based Equity

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December 23, 2024

Let It Snow: CEOs with Cozy Pay and Cold Returns

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December 19, 2024

CEO Pay: Say-On-Pay Didn’t Curb Growth, but Drove Pay-for-Performance Focus

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November 22, 2024

Glass Lewis Pinpoints Say-on-Pay No-Go in New Policies

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November 14, 2024

The Impact of Say-on-Pay on S&P 500 CEO Pay

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October 24, 2024

Record Low ISS S&P 500 Say on Pay Opposition: The Trends Behind the Decline

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September 20, 2024

Board Leaders 'Earning Their Stripes' Could See Pay Bumps

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September 17, 2024

Pay Governance hires 20-year veteran as Partner in firm’s Houston office

Press Release: Chris Earnest joins the Pay Governance Team
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September 10, 2024

Recap of the 2024 Say on Pay Season

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August 24, 2024

Crafting a Compensation Strategy at Tech-Forward Banks

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August 19, 2024

The More (and Less) Useful Pieces of the SEC’s PVP Disclosure

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July 23, 2024

Environmental Performance Metrics in Incentive Plans: Incentive Trends and Key Design Considerations

In recent years, global companies have grappled with defining a baseline for environmental metrics, establishing the processes and controls to measure and report progress toward objectives, and setting the goals of ambitious environmental performance metrics (especially if environmental performance metrics are used in executive incentive arrangements).
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July 21, 2024

Companies drop DEI targets from bonus plans on pressure from conservatives

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March 1, 2024

Board Strike Meeting Fees Amid Rising Workloads

AgendaWeek quoted Pay Governance partner, Olivia Wakefield, in a recent board article.
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February 29, 2024

Trends in S&P 500 Board of Directors Compensation

 Our most recent Viewpoint was republished this morning on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
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February 22, 2024

NACD Northern California Chapter

NACD Northern California Leadership Council announcement.
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February 17, 2024

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Increase Trends

Our latest Viewpoint has been reposted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
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January 22, 2024

Non-GAAP: Impact of M&A on Compensation Metrics

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January 15, 2024

Non-GAAP: Why Performance Metric Adjustments Might Differ From "Financial Reporting" Measures

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January 11, 2024

Impact of Non-GAAP earnings and Adjustments on Incentive Plan Payouts

Pay Governance Viewpoint reprint in today's Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
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January 8, 2024

Director Pay Returns to Pre-Pandemic Trajectory

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January 2, 2024

Preparing for Year Two of Pay Versus-Performance Disclosures

Agenda week reposted our recent Viewpoint "Preparing for Year Two of Pay versus Performance Disclosures".
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December 14, 2023

Companies Under Growing Pressure to Recoup Executive Pay

Mike Kesner quoted.
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November 30, 2023

What special issues should Comp Committees think about next year?

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November 20, 2023

Boards Rethink Performance Periods in Comp Plans

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November 9, 2023

Issues Facing Compensation Committees in 2024

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance Viewpoint repost
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October 19, 2023

Biotech No Longer “All In” on Options

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September 7, 2023

Bolstering Risk Management Through Pay Governance

Risk management has been top-of-mind for bank leaders over the past year.
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July 28, 2023

Does the SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Provide an Effective Means to Evaluate PVP?

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July 12, 2023

Assessing the "Exec Comp" Critisism of Buybacks

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July 12, 2023

Utilizing Compensation Actually Paid to Evaluate Pay and Performance

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June 26, 2023

Demonstrating Pay and Performance Alignment

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June 15, 2023

New disclosures highlight volatility of CEO pay

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June 5, 2023

Pay Vs. Performance: Improved Visibility into Alignment, or Muddying the Waters?

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May 22, 2023

CEO Pay Disclosures are Getting Weird

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May 16, 2023

The 2023 Say on Pay Season - Potential Outcomes and Considerations

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May 3, 2023

SEC Rule Feedback

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April 13, 2023

New Exec Pay Disclosures Facilitate Assessment of Pay-for-Performance

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April 10, 2023

The Intersection of ESG and Executive Incentive Plans

Pay Governance along with Corporate Board Member released a review of how ESG plays into executive pay.
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March 27, 2023

Underwater Equity—Alternatives to a Repricing or Exchange

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March 6, 2023

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Increase Trends

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January 23, 2023

SEC Clawback Rules: What to Do Now

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February 6, 2025

Equity Plan Proposals: Trends in the Russell 3000

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January 28, 2025

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Trends

Read More
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January 27, 2025

Equity Plan Proposals: Strong Shareholder Support Continued in 2024

Read More
News
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January 10, 2025

ISS to Ramp Up Scrutiny of CEOs’ Performance-Based Equity

Read More
News
|
December 23, 2024

Let It Snow: CEOs with Cozy Pay and Cold Returns

Read More
News
|
December 19, 2024

CEO Pay: Say-On-Pay Didn’t Curb Growth, but Drove Pay-for-Performance Focus

Read More
News
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November 22, 2024

Glass Lewis Pinpoints Say-on-Pay No-Go in New Policies

Read More
News
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November 14, 2024

The Impact of Say-on-Pay on S&P 500 CEO Pay

Read More
News
|
October 24, 2024

Record Low ISS S&P 500 Say on Pay Opposition: The Trends Behind the Decline

Read More
News
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September 20, 2024

Board Leaders 'Earning Their Stripes' Could See Pay Bumps

Read More
News
|
September 17, 2024

Pay Governance hires 20-year veteran as Partner in firm’s Houston office

Press Release: Chris Earnest joins the Pay Governance Team
Read More
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September 10, 2024

Recap of the 2024 Say on Pay Season

Read More
News
|
August 24, 2024

Crafting a Compensation Strategy at Tech-Forward Banks

Read More
News
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August 19, 2024

The More (and Less) Useful Pieces of the SEC’s PVP Disclosure

Read More
News
|
July 23, 2024

Environmental Performance Metrics in Incentive Plans: Incentive Trends and Key Design Considerations

In recent years, global companies have grappled with defining a baseline for environmental metrics, establishing the processes and controls to measure and report progress toward objectives, and setting the goals of ambitious environmental performance metrics (especially if environmental performance metrics are used in executive incentive arrangements).
Read More
News
|
July 21, 2024

Companies drop DEI targets from bonus plans on pressure from conservatives

Read More
News
|
March 1, 2024

Board Strike Meeting Fees Amid Rising Workloads

AgendaWeek quoted Pay Governance partner, Olivia Wakefield, in a recent board article.
Read More
News
|
February 29, 2024

Trends in S&P 500 Board of Directors Compensation

 Our most recent Viewpoint was republished this morning on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
Read More
News
|
February 22, 2024

NACD Northern California Chapter

NACD Northern California Leadership Council announcement.
Read More
News
|
February 17, 2024

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Increase Trends

Our latest Viewpoint has been reposted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
Read More
News
|
January 22, 2024

Non-GAAP: Impact of M&A on Compensation Metrics

Read More
News
|
January 15, 2024

Non-GAAP: Why Performance Metric Adjustments Might Differ From "Financial Reporting" Measures

Read More
News
|
January 11, 2024

Impact of Non-GAAP earnings and Adjustments on Incentive Plan Payouts

Pay Governance Viewpoint reprint in today's Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Read More
News
|
January 8, 2024

Director Pay Returns to Pre-Pandemic Trajectory

Read More
News
|
January 2, 2024

Preparing for Year Two of Pay Versus-Performance Disclosures

Agenda week reposted our recent Viewpoint "Preparing for Year Two of Pay versus Performance Disclosures".
Read More
News
|
December 14, 2023

Companies Under Growing Pressure to Recoup Executive Pay

Mike Kesner quoted.
Read More
News
|
November 30, 2023

What special issues should Comp Committees think about next year?

Read More
News
|
November 20, 2023

Boards Rethink Performance Periods in Comp Plans

Read More
News
|
November 9, 2023

Issues Facing Compensation Committees in 2024

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance Viewpoint repost
Read More
News
|
October 19, 2023

Biotech No Longer “All In” on Options

Read More
News
|
September 7, 2023

Bolstering Risk Management Through Pay Governance

Risk management has been top-of-mind for bank leaders over the past year.
Read More
News
|
July 28, 2023

Does the SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Provide an Effective Means to Evaluate PVP?

Read More
News
|
July 12, 2023

Assessing the "Exec Comp" Critisism of Buybacks

Read More
News
|
July 12, 2023

Utilizing Compensation Actually Paid to Evaluate Pay and Performance

Read More
News
|
June 26, 2023

Demonstrating Pay and Performance Alignment

Read More
News
|
June 15, 2023

New disclosures highlight volatility of CEO pay

Read More
News
|
June 5, 2023

Pay Vs. Performance: Improved Visibility into Alignment, or Muddying the Waters?

Read More
News
|
May 22, 2023

CEO Pay Disclosures are Getting Weird

Read More
News
|
May 16, 2023

The 2023 Say on Pay Season - Potential Outcomes and Considerations

Read More
News
|
May 3, 2023

SEC Rule Feedback

Read More
News
|
April 13, 2023

New Exec Pay Disclosures Facilitate Assessment of Pay-for-Performance

Read More
News
|
April 10, 2023

The Intersection of ESG and Executive Incentive Plans

Pay Governance along with Corporate Board Member released a review of how ESG plays into executive pay.
Read More
News
|
March 27, 2023

Underwater Equity—Alternatives to a Repricing or Exchange

Read More
News
|
March 6, 2023

S&P 500 CEO Compensation Increase Trends

Read More
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January 23, 2023

SEC Clawback Rules: What to Do Now

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