As you read around the subject of ‘improved transparency’, ‘greater disclosure’ and so forth, below, spare a thought for those poor put-upon search firms trying to find management talent for growing UK companies.
I was training one of our junior members of staff, and she asked what a Non-Executive Director (NED) does, and why? I thought this question was worth addressing.
Exactly last week the Financial Times has published an article by an experienced journalist entitled “Eye-popping executive pay rewards [are] luck, not managerial wizardry”. What do we think about this? Should CEOs earn what they do? and why?
You are more likely to have celebrated with a chocolate bunny than a visit to your local church. If you are less than 30 years old, you may not even know where that church is. Is the same true of capitalism?
The focus of the summit this year was primarily on the removal of the cap on bankers’ bonuses - one of the issues at the top of the agenda for Heads of Reward managing incentive compensation in financial institutions across the UK.
I raise the subject of the canary because it has great relevance to incentive compensation design. It will most likely signal the beginning of yet another economic cycle, just as the failure of Boo.com did on 18th May 2000...
Simon Patterson chaired the 2023 Neovation Event
On Tuesday 28th February 2023, starting at 9am, the Neovation Conference will be held at the Corinthia Hotel, London.
I am an advisor to Boards on executive pay and, as such, I am used to seeing people earning ‘big bucks’. On this occasion, though, I want to shine a light on the role of people who aren’t - in this example, an emergency doctor.
This Blog will require you to shake off some of those post New Year’s celebration cobwebs, so buckle up!
Published annually since 2012, the UK CEO Value Index provides a unique perspective on CEO pay for performance.
Uncapping bonus means you get what you pay for - growth - so you better make sure that what you grow is what you actually want.
Executive Compensation & Benefits Summit – Brussels 13th and 14th September European Networking Group
Similar to what is happening in the US, UK companies are using equity as one way to combat the talent shortage.
Do more traditional incentive plan structures work for a new generation of entrepreneurs?
Investors must wonder if they are speaking loudly enough after the 2021 annual general meeting (AGM) season. Of the FTSE 350 companies that put forward a new remuneration policy, 23 of them received 20% or more votes against their remuneration policy.