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Key human capital management and executive compensation learnings from the annual European Networking Group event.

Key human capital management and executive compensation learnings from the annual European Networking Group event

There have been many column inches written about one particular big pharma company in the last few weeks. I shall not name them here, but you may well have taken their vaccine. I have.

On the 15th July, the Mishcon Academy in collaboration with the Rem.n London Team held a Digital Board Panel conversation: Remuneration Governance in a Post-Pandemic World

In late February, prior to the full emergence of the global pandemic, I was invited to chair the Neovation2020 event “Accelerating Agile,” a gathering of some of the most active and experienced practitioners of modern people management.

Every year, Rem.n calculates the UK CEO Value Index by measuring how much value a CEO adds to their company for every pound they are paid. This simple methodology can easily be applied by remuneration committees anywhere.

For anyone living or working in London in the past year, you would have to be asleep at the wheel if you failed to notice Extinction Rebellion’s (ER) environmental protests or failed to see the impact of debate about food banks and universal credit...

The Rem.n London Team co-sponsored the City Remuneration Summit in London this year, and the meeting covered some very interesting ground.

In the UK, the Davies Review, which focused on the task of improving the gender balance on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies, has moved the dial considerably.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes sweeping changes to the tax code in the US for individuals and businesses. Specific to our area of focus, it significantly affects a public company’s ability to deduct compensation paid to certain executives...

I recently had a conversation with the London-based CEO of a large growth fund. I was struck by something he said, “Why do we have to pay so much for CEOs? It's crazy money!”

15th Annual Executive Compensation and Benefits Conference - 13th & 14th Sept 2016, Brussels

We attended the launch of The Investment Association’s Executive Remuneration Working Group meeting on 26th July, where their new report outlining ten recommendations to rebuild trust in pay was released.

PARC Discussion Meeting & Dinner - 23rd June 2016, London