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Compensation Advisory Partners LLC – A New Resource for Independent Executive Compensation Advice
We formed Compensation Advisory Partners LLC (CAP) to provide clients with the choice of an independent executive compensation consulting firm with a fresh perspective. Our partners have years of experience in executive compensation consulting. Our commitment to our clients is captured in three words: independence, client-focus and expertise.
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What do these words mean for us?
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Independence
- CAP provides objective advice that helps the board of directors fulfill its responsibility to shareholders
- Executive compensation consulting is our core service. We don’t provide other services that contribute to perceived conflicts of interest
- We will take a position and make our point-of-view clear
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Client-focus
- High quality service from experienced professionals
- Personalized, responsive service to a select group of clients where we believe we can have an impact
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Expertise
- Knowledge of compensation models – we know what works and what doesn’t work
- Deep experience in industries that demand specialization, including financial services, insurance, consumer products / services, pharma, retail and telecom
- Understanding of transactions and special situations, including M&A, private equity approaches and reorganizations
- Fact-based advice grounded in data and analytics
- An understanding of the interplay between rewards and risk
By Melissa Burek, Margaret Engel, Kelly Malafis and Harsha Raghunath | Jul 28, 2010 | New York, NY
Compensation Advisory Partners (“CAP”) reviewed 2010 proxy disclosures for a sample of Fortune 500 companies. Our study includes 85 companies, representing seven industry groups. The industry groups we targeted include Consumer Products, Financial Services, Health Care, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology. As described in Issue #7, the companies in our sample are large industry leaders, with median revenue of $25B and median market cap of $37B. [More]
By Eric Hosken and Daniel Laddin | Jul 1, 2010 | New York, NY
The House and Senate have agreed on a final version of the financial reform legislation now named the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”. The Act is expected to be voted on this week in the House and the Senate with the goal of presenting it to President Obama by July 4th. While the focus of the new legislation is on reforming the financial services industry, the Act includes several provisions that will directly impact executive compensation, including: [More]
By Melissa Burek, Margaret Engel, Kelly Malafis and Harsha Raghunath | Jun 29, 2010 | New York, NY
Compensation Advisory Partners (“CAP”) reviewed 2010 proxy disclosure for the 2009 performance year for a sample of the Fortune 500 companies. Our study includes 85 companies, representing seven industry groups. The industry groups we targeted include Consumer Products, Financial Services, Health Care, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology. Our research gives insight into current trends that explain how executive compensation practices changed in 2009. [More]
By Melissa L. Burek | Apr 15, 2010 | New York, NY
Today, almost any discussion of the current financial crisis brings up the topic of executive compensation. Additional legislation and oversight are forthcoming, and government intervention will likely have a lasting impact on how executives are paid. [More]