Our Services
Under our client-focused approach to consulting, we work with our clients throughout the year to keep abreast of their business and executive compensation issues and advise on external trends in order to meet the full range of their needs. Services provided include:
Compensation Committee Organization
- Establish annual calendar
- Develop Committee meeting agendas
- Align calendar and agendas with Committee charter
- Attend regular Compensation Committee meetings
- Keep Committee apprised of developments in the regulatory environment
- Attend pre-meetings as required
- Provide updates on trends and best practices
Compensation Strategy Development
- Guiding principles and philosophy
- Peer group and market reference definition
- Market comparisons and benchmarking
- Pay positioning
- Pay mix issues: fixed/variable and cash/equity
- Performance metrics
- Payout curves and leverage
Competitive Benchmarking
- Assessment of competitive pay levels
- Review of relationship between pay and performance
Annual Incentive Plan Design
- Participation
- Size of awards
- Performance metrics
- Pool funding decisions
- Payout curves and leverage
- Allocation process
- Cost modeling
Long-Term Incentive Plan Design
- Participation
- Vehicle selection and mix
- Size of awards and valuation
- Performance metrics
- Other terms and conditions
- Cost modeling
- Tax and accounting impact
- Dilution and overhang
- Plan approval process
Board of Directors Compensation
- Retainers and meeting fees
- Equity programs
- Deferred compensation
- Lead director and non-executive chairmen pay practices
Regulatory Requirements
- Executive compensation disclosure approaches
- Drafting the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A)
- Proxy statement review
- Shareholder issues and shareholder interest groups
- Financial and tax implications
- Potential impact of new legislation/proposals
Other
- Compensation programs in strategic transactions
- Risk assessments
- Severance and retention
- Employment contracts
- Recoupment policies