Executive Compensation Consulting

We provide a full range of executive compensation services to companies and their Board of Directors. The importance of strong corporate governance with regard to executive pay systems has increased for non-profit, for-profit, and private firms. We provide objective and expert analysis, advice, and information to meet this need.

Reward Strategy Development: Reward strategies are developed that recognize the type of company, financial position, culture, industry, and regulatory considerations. This is an important first step in aligning executive pay to the company’s specific situation.

Total Executive Pay Analysis: Competitive analysis across all elements of executive pay provides a complete view of the total value of the executive pay package. Our services support Form 990 analysis for non-profit companies as well as total pay analysis for profit-based companies.

Base Pay Analysis: Base pay must take into account a multitude of factors to be termed “reasonable compensation” in today’s environment of heightened governance.

Short-Term Incentive Plan Design: Annual incentive plans provide alignment to near-term organizational goals, and are the most important reward element for motivating performance. We design plans with the involvement of all company stakeholders and scenario test alternatives to understand potential outcomes.

Equity Plan Design: Stock based and synthetic equity plans create an important link in the reward system to long-term goals and shareholder interests. These plans are increasingly important with governmental emphasis on long-term results. Designs are scenario tested to understand potential outcomes.

Proxy Compensation Consulting: Writing a Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compiling compensation tables, and calculating change in control payments are required of all public companies under the new regulations.

Board of Director Plan Design: Board compensation plans help align Directors with the shareholders they represent, and recognize their role as important advisors.