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April 15, 2010 - MarketWatch

Robin A. Ferracone is interviewed by Matt Andrejczak in this MarketWatch video, explaining that the majority of CEOs are not overpaid, and that few "outlier" CEOs are skewing public perception.

April 7, 2010 - Farient Advisors Partners with The Conference Board Directors' Institute

Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2010 - Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation consulting firm, has joined The Conference Board's Governance Center as a sponsor of Directors' Institute Roundtable forums.  The forums enable board-level directors to stay abreast of trends in governance and meet the challenges of their unprecedented responsibility and accountability.

Click here to download the full press release.

March 12, 2010 - Directors & Boards

Robin Ferracone and Todd Gershkowitz write column on "2010 Goal Setting: Strike the Right Balance" in the first quarter issue of Directors & Boards magazine.

January 20, 2010 - UCLA Anderson School of Management

Robin Ferracone speaks at UCLA's Anderson School of Management Pay & Organizations class.

January 13-14, 2010 - The Conference Board

Farient Advisors' Senior Vice President, Todd Gershkowitz, shares insights at The Conference Board Governance Center, in collaboration with the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, at a two-day conference on Corporate Governance & Compliance.  No other issue in corporate governance has struck such a discordant note in American society as the compensation that top executives, particularly CEOs, receive.  Today's developments in the compensation area include proposed regulations with a "say on pay," to "pay for performance" to compensation clawbacks, and whether compensation plans should create long-term value and hold senior executives accountable for their activities. 

January 11, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal

Farient Advisors' Executive Chair, Robin Ferracone, quoted in The Wall Street Journal article "More Boards Opt for Independent Pay Advisers."  Click here to read the article

October 25-27, 2009 - IACPR Global Conference.

Todd Gershkowitz shares insights on "Executive Compensation: The Changing Landscape."

October 16, 2009 - GE HR Alumni Conference, Crotonville, NY

Robin Ferracone speaks on how to ensure a "Fair Deal" between executives and shareholders.

September 30, 2009 - Equilar Executive Compensation Symposium

Panelist John Borneman discusses "Aligning Pay for Performance"

September 24, 2009 - Equilar Executive Compensation Symposium

Panelist Todd Gershkowitz discusses "Aligning Pay for Performance"
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