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May 8, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal – “Watchdog Challenged Over Pay Benchmarks”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on the disputes between publicly held companies and proxy advisory firms over how peer groups should be chosen.
April 24, 2012 – Compensation Focus – “3 Tips for Understanding and Developing Peer Groups“
In her contributed column, Robin A. Ferracone discusses how companies and investors are learning that when developing peer groups, it’s more about business models than size; it’s about performance, not just pay; and it’s about multiple peer groups, rather than just 1 group.
April 18, 2012 – Forbes.com – “For Boards, Compensation is Not Intuitively Obvious”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses whether compensation committee members should be rotated on and off of the committee.
April 7, 2012 – The New York Times – “In Executive Pay, a Rich Game of Thrones”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on the factors that determine whether executive pay is appropriate in the eye’s of shareholders.
April 4, 2012 – Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin – “Just Compensation”
In an interview for the “Alumni News” section of the website, Robin A. Ferracone discusses her HBS experience and work at Farient Advisors.
March 26, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal – “For CEOs, Pay Lags Behind Results”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses why corporate directors are tying CEO pay to corporate performance.
March 20, 2012 – Forbes.com – “2012 Say on Pay Predictions: How are they Shaping Up?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone explains why pay for performance will continue to take center stage during the 2012 proxy season.
March 6, 2012 – C-Suite Insight – “Say on Pay 2012: What Impacts Has it Had So Far?”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the impact of say on pay on board behavior.
March 6, 2012 – C-Suite Insight – “Say on Pay 2012: Will it See More Shareholder Activism?“
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on shareholder concerns related to pay for performance.
March 1, 2012 – CFO.com – “Dismay on Pay”
Statistics from Farient’s report for the Council of Institutional Investors are featured in Sarah Johnson’s article, which examines why for many companies, say on pay won’t be easier the second time around.
February 9, 2012 – Forbes.com – “Korn/Ferry Vice Chairman on Fortune 500 Board Diversity”
Farient senior vice president Gary Hourihan speaks with Joe Griesedieck , vice chairman of Korn/Ferry International, about trends in director selection.
January 23, 2012 – Forbes.com – “Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est La Même Chose: Translation, The More Things Change (with CEO Pay), the More They Stay the Same”
Robin A. Ferracone explains how both the Compensation Committee and management should look to the external compensation consultant to add value.
December 29, 2011 -The Conference Board Review – “A Closer Look: Reassessing executives’ value in a changing economy”
Gary C. Hourihan provides expert commentary on the trend of increased accountability for CEOs and other C-suite executives.
December 15, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Six Steps to Redefine ‘Pay for Performance’”
Guest blogger Ken Daly, president and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors, provides a comprehensive definition of “pay for performance.”
December 1, 2011 – Chief Executive – “How to Reward Top Performers”
Gary C. Hourihan provides expert commentary on how companies can establish internal guidelines for evaluating employees.
November 30, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Zynga’s Pre-IPO Compensation Misstep”
Robin A. Ferracone examines the impact of Zynga’s threat to recoup restricted stock from certain employees in advance of its IPO, and how it can provide a transparent plan for managing its incentive equity pool and employee engagement moving forward.
November 22, 2011 – Compliance Week – “What to Expect: Preparing for the 2012 Proxy Season”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on why say on pay votes will receive more attention during the 2012 proxy season.
November 15, 2011 – Harvard Law School Forum – “Say on Pay: Identifying Investor Concerns”
Farient’s white paper on say on pay is highlighted by Ann Yerger, executive director of the Council of Institutional Investors.
November 8, 2011 – USA Today – “CEOs’ golden parachute exit packages pass $100 million”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on how recent CEO exit packages are a bad deal for shareholders.
November 2, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Will Hewlett-Packard’s Shareholders Finally Get an ROI on Their CEO?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone examines whether the pay packages for Meg Whitman and Ray Lane qualify as a good deal for shareholders.
October 26, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Paying Top Talent after the IPO”
Robin A. Ferracone and Farient Vice President Ronald R. Bottano discuss how companies should pay exceptional talent who can lead and scale the sales, marketing, product development and operations functions after an IPO.
October 5, 2011 – Compliance Week – “More Shareholders Planning to Vote No on Pay in 2012″
According to Robin Ferracone, although companies have continued to reduce their perks and benefits offered to top management in an attempt to gain shareholder approval, the focus of next year’s say on pay votes will continue to be on pay-for-performance practices.
October 3, 2011 – Harvard Business Review Blog Network – “Say on Pay in 2011, and What to Expect for 2012″
Drawing on insights from investors, Robin A. Ferracone discusses potential avenues for improvement in next year’s say on pay.
September 29, 2011 – Compliance Week – “Say-On-Pay Results: Why Investors Vote No”
Staff Writer Reese Darragh highlights Robin Ferracone and Dayna Harris’ white paper, “Say on Pay: Identifying Investor Concerns,” released by the Council of Institutional Investors.
September 28, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Say on Pay: Why Companies Failed“
Robin A. Ferracone highlights the findings from her research on why investors voted against the 37 companies whose pay plans fell short of majority support between January 1 and July 1, 2011.
September 13, 2011 – Forbes.com – “An Outsider’s View of Apple’s Succession Plan”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone provides insight into Apple’s succession process by analyzing the company’s history since it went public in 1980.
September 8, 2011 – Directorship – “A Fresh Look at Executive Pay Dynamics”
Robin A. Ferracone’s discusses how compensation committees need to take charge in setting and communicating the details of pay programs.
September 7, 2011 – Corporate Secretary – “Working with investor relations”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on the role of corporate secretaries in governance and executive pay design.
August 16, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Executive Compensation in Risky Times”
Robin A. Ferracone outlines how to ensure that your executive compensation program has been designed to work in good times and bad.
July 28, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Dodd-Frank Act: For One-Year Anniversaries, Paper Is the Appropriate Gift”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone examines the effect of the Dodd-Frank Act one year after it was passed, and what changes we might expect in the future.
July 21, 2011 – CFO.com – “A Medley of Equity-Comp Metrics”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on the new rules the SEC is developing to satisfy the Dodd-Frank mandate for pay-for-performance disclosure in proxies.
July 12, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Is Public, Written Dialogue with Investors Doing Companies Any Good?”
Robin A. Ferracone analyzes Say on Pay filings from companies including The Walt Disney Company, General Electric, Talbots and five others.
June 29, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Help Wanted: Compensation Committee Chair“
With shareholders becoming more active in matters of executive compensation, Robin A. Ferracone examines what it takes to be a successful compensation committee chair in her “Executive Pay Watch” blog.
June 19, 2011 – The Mercury News – “Silicon Valley’s big bosses make big bucks”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on why Silicon Valley’s top CEOs got a hefty bump in their paychecks for 2010.
June 15, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Beware of the $1 a Year CEO”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone explains that even a CEO’s $1 a year salary can leave compensation committees exposed to criticism for paying “no matter what” vs. paying for performance.
June 14, 2011 – Directorship – “The Time Is Now to Link Succession Planning to Compensation”
Farient Senior Vice President Gary C. Hourihan argues that if solid succession plans increase shareholder value, then executive compensation should be linked to succession planning effectiveness.
June 2, 2011 – Compensation Today – “Executive Bonus Planning: An Overview of Short-Term Incentives”
Farient Vice President Anna Natapova discusses incentive pay in executive bonus planning.
June 1, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Bringing the Investor Perspective into the Boardroom: Five Minutes with Stephen Brown, Director of Corporate Governance and Associate General Counsel for TIAA-CREF”
Robin A. Ferracone speaks with Stephen Brown about “yellow flags” in executive compensation and maintaining the delicate balance between managing shareholder rights and letting the board and management do their jobs.
May 24, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Who Should Investors Believe When It Comes to Peer Groups?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone argues that ISS’ one-size-fits-all approach to peer groups is probably not as meaningful as a custom cut of peers.
May 19, 2011 – Inside Investor Relations – “Standing up to the advisers”
Robin A. Ferracone is quoted in this article and warns issuers to take note of their say-on-pay vote tallies, despite the vote’s non-binding nature.
May 19, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Should Short- and Long-Term Incentive Measures be Different?”
Robin A. Ferracone examines whether performance measures in short- and long-term incentive plans should differ.
May 18, 2011 – Reuters – “Citi awards Pandit over $16 million retention bonus”
Robin A. Ferracone provides expert commentary on Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit’s $16.7 million retention bonus.
May 17, 2011 – Chief Executive – “CEO Compensation Report 2011″
Robin A. Ferracone offers expert commentary as to whether companies have succeeded in linking short-term and long-term pay to company performance.
May 11, 2011 – Forbes.com – “American Airlines: Is Management Being Paid What It’s Worth?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone examines whether management is being paid what it’s worth at American Airlines by examining multiple factors, including how American’s stock price performed relative to other airlines.
May 9, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal – “Raises, Bonuses to Slow”
Robin A. Ferracone’s commentary is included in this article which is part of the publication’s annual feature on executive pay.
May 4, 2011 – Corporate Board Member – “Say on Pay: Warning Signs from ‘No’ Votes”
Robin A. Ferracone examines how poor alignment between performance and pay, among other factors, contributes to a negative vote.
May 3, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Companies Deserve Pay Transparency, Too”
In a guest post on Robin A. Ferracone’s “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Dan Walter, President and CEO of Performensation and founder of Equity Compensation Experts, weighs in on pay transparency.
April 26, 2011 – Forbes.com – “The Role of Environmental Sustainability in Executive Compensation”
Robin A. Ferracone examines what companies are doing to improve environmental sustainability, and whether such programs are finding their way into incentive plans.
April 25, 2011 – Financial Times – “Say-on-pay rules hit US executives”
Robin A. Ferracone explains how the disclosure of pay in proxy materials has improved.
April 25, 2011 – Financial Times – “Talking cure eases remuneration tension”
Robin A. Ferracone provides commentary explaining how the introduction of new “say on pay” rules appears to be having an immediate effect on the traditionally adversarial relationship between shareholders and corporate executives.
April 19, 2011 – Forbes.com – “CEO Pay: When Highly Paid Is Not Overpaid”
Robin A. Ferracone argues that in order to assess executive pay, one has to raise the quality of the discussion in order to consider pay vs. performance rather than just look at pay in a vacuum.
April 13, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Advisor Independence: Is the SEC Off the Mark?”
Robin A. Ferracone examines whether the SEC is off the mark in their compensation committee independence rules.
April 6, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Early Takeaways From ‘No’ Votes on Say on Pay”
Robin A. Ferracone examines common themes among companies such as Jacobs Engineering and Beazer Homes which have received “no” votes
April 1, 2011 – Compensation Focus – “Bringing the Investor Perspective Into the Boardroom”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the indicators which put investors in favor of executive pay systems.
March 30, 2011 – Corporate Compliance Insights – “IPO Compensation Conundrums”
Farient Vice President Ronald R. Bottano discusses the strategic compensation challenges that are inherent in the evolution to public-company status.
March 29, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Linking Succession Planning to Compensation”
Robin A. Ferracone outlines the steps companies must take to ensure the effectiveness of its succession planning process.
March 22, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Lessons Learned in the Aftermath of the Banking Crisis”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone discusses what we can learn from the major banks during the financial crisis that might help us identify and eliminate risky compensation practices before they cause systemic damage.
March 16, 2011 – Forbes.com – “New Bank Regulations on Compensation — Well, At Least It’s a Start”
Robin A. Ferracone critiques the SEC’s new bank regulations on compensation to fix “short-termism” on Wall Street by realigning bankers bonuses with long-term performance, and offers a more holistic solution.
March 10, 2011 – Forbes.com – “The Realities of Say on Pay: Proxy Season 2011″
According to Robin A. Ferracone, shareholders will need to rely on advisory groups to decide on say on pay.
March 3, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Performance Share Plans — The Best of Both Worlds”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone discusses whether or not she favors Total Shareholder Return (TSR) as a performance measure for performance share plans.
February 23, 2011 – CNBC.com – “Dodd-Frank Impact on CEO Pay”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the impact of Dodd-Frank on CEO pay with CNBC Sr. Talent Producer Lori Ann LaRocco in the “C-Suite Insider” blog.
February 23, 2011 – Forbes.com – “When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Effective Use of an Executive Summary in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis”
According to Robin A. Ferracone, with proxies getting longer, it is becoming increasingly important that CD&As provide stakeholders with a clear understanding of the logic, decisions, and transparency of a company’s executive pay programs.
February 17, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Proxy Season Again? Creating a Compensation Discussion and Analysis That Really Speaks to Shareholders.”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses how Dodd-Frank and Say on Pay is affecting how companies communicate with their shareholders in the CD&A.
February 16, 2011 – Directorship – “Farient, Patterson to Align On Pay for Performance”
Farient’s alliance with Patterson & Associates is highlighted in the “Need to Know” feature.
February 14, 2011 – Directorship – “New Rules Give Power To The Compensation Committee”
This article features commentary from Robin A. Ferracone and highlights Farient’s proprietary alignment model.
February 14, 2011 – Agenda – “Most Companies Fail New Pay Alignment Test”
Feature article on Farient’s analysis of executive compensation which concludes that at least 60% of companies in every sector have done a poor job of aligning their CEOs’ pay with how their companies performed and what their peers paid. A free subscription is required to view the article.
February 9, 2011 – Forbes.com – “When Familiarity Breeds Complacency: Factors to Consider When Selecting a Compensation Consultant”
Robin A. Ferracone provides insight on how compensation committees can identify and retain a compensation consultant who is both independent and whose capabilities extend beyond the collection and analysis of competitive pay data.
February 1, 2011 – Forbes.com – “New Year Resolutions for Compensation Committees – 2011″
“Executive Pay Watch” blog guest contributor Simon Patterson outlines the top ten resolutions for compensation committees in 2011.
January 25, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Executive Compensation: Before and After the IPO”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the challenges companies face when transitioning through IPOs and the most successful strategies in dealing with these challenges.
January 18, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Does Your Culture Value a Fair Deal?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone explains what it looks like if a company suffers from a “culture of misalignment.”
January 11, 2011 – Forbes.com – “Should You Move Away From Executive Contracts?”
According to Robin A. Ferracone, “Over the past decade, executive employment agreements, and in particular, certain elements of these agreements, have gone from broadly accepted to out of vogue.”
January 4, 2011 – Forbes.com -”Is Discretion Good or Bad in Determining Incentive Awards?”
In her “Executive Pay Watch” blog, Robin A. Ferracone provides a better answer than the extremes of applying either no discretion or complete discretion.
Q4 2010 – Directors & Boards – “Director’s Compensation – Striking the Right Balance”
Robin A. Ferracone’s column in the fourth quarter issue of Directors & Boards magazine on how to strike the right balance in director’s compensation.
December 7, 2010 – Forbes.com – “Talking to Investors: A Snapshot of What Investors Want in the Age of Dodd-Frank”
Robin A. Ferracone provides her thoughts on what investors want in the age of Dodd-Frank in her “Executive Pay Watch” blog.
December 1, 2010 – Directorship “Focusing on Investors”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses how “the question is not what the SEC wants from proxy statements. Rather, it’s what investors want.”
December 2010 – HBS Alumni Bulletin
Robin A. Ferracone’s book Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay is included in the “Alumni Bookshelf” section of the HBS Alumni Bulletin.
December 2010 – Los Angeles Magazine – “How Occidental Petroleum, a company used to keeping a low profile, found itself in the center of a shareholder revolt”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses Occidental Petroleum CEO Ray Irani’s compensation.
November 20, 2010 – The Motley Fool – “The Real Problem With CEO Pay”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses executive compensation with Mac Greer and explains how to define fair pay.
Q3 2010 – Directors & Boards – “What to Make of Say on Pay”
Robin A. Ferracone’s column in the third quarter issue of Directors & Boards magazine on how Say on Pay can become a useful communication platform between companies and their investors.
October 6, 2010 – TheStreet.com – “The Real Story” Podcast
Robin Ferracone speaks with Gregg Greenberg about Wall Street bonuses and how the Dodd-Frank Act with impact the executive compensation landscape. To access the audio interview, scroll to the 10/6 podcast titled “Casual Male’s Growth Plans, CEO of GOL, Wall Street Pay, Hot and Cold Stocks.” Ms. Ferracone’s segments starts at 24:10.
October 2010 – Compensation Focus – “Ask the Expert with Robin Ferracone: Dodd-Frank Act Implications for Executive Compensation”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the executive compensation provisions within the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in WorldatWork’s Compensation Focus electronic newsletter.
September 21, 2010 – CorpGov.net – “Fair Pay, Fair Play” Book Review
James McRitchie reviews Robin A. Ferracone’s book Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay.
August 23, 2010 – BNET – “Are You Getting Paid for Getting Results?”
Robin A. Ferracone explains how to tell if your performance is measured by effort or outcome.
August 2, 2010 – The Insana Quotient
The Insana Quotient Radio Show talks to Robin Ferracone about her recent book, Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay, and recent “Say on Pay” legislation.
July 15, 2010 – CFO Magazine – “To Boost Your Pay, Go Public”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses why CFOs who work for public companies are almost always paid more than CFOs working for private companies.
June 11, 2010 – Directorship – “New Books for Boards”
Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay, written by Robin A. Ferracone, is included in the article “New Books for Boards.”
May 6, 2010 – Bloomberg.com – “CBS Overpaid Moonves $28 Million, Says Study on CEO Pay”
In this article on excessive CEO pay, Robin A. Ferracone says, “Some of the misalignment between shareholder return and CEO pay arises from competition among companies. Compensation committees routinely peg a substantial portion of CEOs’ pay to competitors, often at the 75th percentile. That means that pay flows even when shares fall, so long as CEOs in the selected peer group do well.”
Q2 2010 – Directors & Boards – “Selecting an Independent Compensation Consultant”
Robin A. Ferracone co-authors this column in the second quarter issue of Directors & Boards magazine.
May 6, 2010 – Reuters – “Bailed Out Homebuilders Collect Fat Pay Checks While workers faced massive layoffs, housing execs raked in the dough”
Robin A. Ferracone is quoted in this article which attributes homebuilders’ outsized pay to a quirk of the industry: the involvement of founders and their sons.
Spring 2010 – The Conference Board Review – “Don’t Look Back”
In this Conference Board Review feature, Robin A. Ferracone provides commentary on the pay gap between U.S. CEOs and those abroad.
April/May, 2010 – Directorship – “An Orientation for New Directors”
Robin A. Ferracone participated in an executive roundtable designed to help new board members understand the ins and outs of executive compensation.
April 23, 2010 – Human Resource Executive Online – “Lowering the Bar on Performance”
Robin A. Ferracone highlights the power HR executives can yield in the area of executive compensation.
April 14, 2010 – Directorship – “Performance and Pay Alignment: A Top Priority for Compensation Committees”
With the sharpened focus on ensuring genuine alignment between executive compensation and performance, Robin A. Ferracone discusses how to educate directors new to the compensation committee about this issue.
March/April 2010 – Chief Executive – “What’s Ahead for the 2010 Proxy Season”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses the new disclosures if a CEO also serves as chair, and how boards and compensation committees can address the issue.
Q1 2010 – Directors & Boards – “2010 Goal Setting: Strike the Right Balance”
Robin A. Ferracone co-authors this column in the first quarter issue of Directors & Boards magazine.
February 17, 2010 – Consulting Magazine – “One on One with Robin Ferracone”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses compensation models in consulting firms.
January 11, 2010 – Wall Street Journal – “More Boards Opting for Independent Pay Advisers”
Robin A. Ferracone provides commentary on why corporate boards are hiring smaller executive-pay consultancies.
Newsletter
Vol. 1 | Issue. 1 – Beware of the $1 a Year CEO.
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Vol. 1 | Issue. 2 – Say on Pay in 2011, and What to Expect in 2012
Vol. 1 | Issue. 3 – Farient’s 2012 Proxy Season Outlook
News Releases
September 27, 2011 – The Council of Institutional Investors Release Study by Farient Advisors LLC Examining 2011 Say on Pay
The Council of Institutional Investors have released a report by Farient Advisors analyzing investor motivations to vote against “say on pay” at companies where the proposal failed to receive majority support at 2011 annual meetings.
September 20, 2011 – Robin Ferracone, Executive Chair of Executive Compensation Consultant Farient Advisors, Named to 2011 NACD Directorship 100 List
Robin Ferracone was named to the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) 2011 Directorship 100, a list of the most influential people in the boardroom and the corporate governance arena.
February 15, 2011 – Farient Advisors LLC Provides Insights on Executive Compensation in Forbes.com “Executive Pay Watch” Blog
Robin A. Ferracone provides regular commentary designed to help companies and their compensation committees better understand – and prepare for – the upcoming proxy season as well as how to approach executive compensation, and the issues surrounding it, moving forward.
December 20, 2010 – Farient Advisors LLC Expands Senior Leadership Team with Executive Compensation Expert Gary Hourihan
Over his career, Gary has been a trusted advisor to the board and executive management of numerous firms on a variety of issues including, compensation, organization, and leadership and succession planning.
September 30, 2010 – Farient Advisors, Leading Executive Compensation Consultants, Launch New Web Site, www.farient.com
The site embodies Farient’s goals of sharing the most up-to-date thought leadership on executive compensation and performance while providing corporate board members, compensation committees, the executive c-suite, and institutional investors valuable insights on pay and performance alignment, compensation committee processes, goal setting and other relevant topics.
August 19, 2010 – Farient Advisors LLC Expands West Coast Presence with Addition of Two New Executives in Los Angeles Office
Dayna L. Harris and Daniel R. Mumenthaler have joined the Los Angeles office as a Vice President and Manager, respectively.
April 13, 2010 – With Proxy Season Upon Us, Robin A. Ferracone Publishes Timely Book On How to Evaluate and Determine Executive Compensation
In her new book, “Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay” (Jossey-Bass, April 2010), author Robin A. Ferracone addresses a growing need among boards, senior executives, HR, compensation professionals and investors for a new way to think about executive compensation.
April 7, 2010 – Farient Advisors Partners with The Conference Board Directors’ Institute
Farient Advisors 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.
Videos
April 2011 – CNBC “Street Signs”
Robin A. Ferracone discusses whether the 27 percent jump in average CEO pay last year is fair.
October 2010 – Aligning Pay and Performance
Robin Ferracone discusses her book, Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay, in this in-depth Q&A on why now is the time for organizations to focus on pay and performance alignment.
Robin Ferracone discusses Performance and Pay Alignment in a series of videos with Forbes.com
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June 28, 2010
Determining how to Pay CEOs – Forbes.com Robin discusses aligning pay and performance and the metrics to use when determining CEO pay
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June 22, 2010
Myths about Executive Compensation – Robin discusses how outliers shape conversations about top jobs’ salaries in this interview with Forbes.com
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June 22, 2010
Fair Executive Pay – Robin discusses the importance of learning to shape a new conversation around executive pay
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May 13, 2010
Climb The Corporate Ladder – In this interview, Robin encourages employees to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack
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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.
Thought Leadership
Creating the Future of Executive Compensation Consulting
2011 – Say On Pay: Identifying Investor Concerns
The Council of Institutional Investors have released a report by Farient Advisors analyzing investor motivations to vote against “say on pay” at companies where the proposal failed to receive majority support at 2011 annual meetings. It draws on data from 37 companies whose pay plans fell short of majority support between January and July 2011, as well as interviews with institutional investors, investment management firms, proxy advisers and solicitors, and company officials.
2010 – SEC Comment Letter on the Pay-for-Performance Disclosures under Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Act
On July 27 the SEC invited public commentary on various aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act. Farient is providing suggestions for the SEC to consider with respect to how companies could be required to disclose pay-for-performance
2010 – Farient Point of View
Implications of the Executive Compensation Provisions in the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
2009 – The Directors & Boards Survey: CEOs and Executive Compensation
This survey revealed that corporate directors, executives and shareholders believe that excessive executive compensation is a significant issue. However, not surprisingly, most of the survey respondents do not feel as though more government intervention is the answer.
2009 – Corporate Board Member Research Initiative – All Eyes on Executive Compensation
Results of the 2009 Corporate Board Member/Farient Advisors Study of Executive Compensation Practices.
2009 – Assessing the Role of Compensation in Encouraging Risk: Farient Advisors’ Quantitative Approach
Speaking/Webinars
November 29, 2011 – HRPS Webcast: “A New Era for Compensation Committee Accountability”
Robin A. Ferracone examined the decision-making processes surrounding executive compensation and the need for new thinking, tools, governance and principle-based disciplines.
October 3, 2011 – NACD Board Leadership Conference 2011 (Washington, DC)
Robin A. Ferracone led the session “Say-on-Pay Strategies for Compensation Committees” with Amy Borrus, Deputy Director of the Council for Institutional Investors.
September 27, 2011 – The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) 2011 Fall Meeting (Boston, MA)
Farient Vice President Dayna Harris and Executive Chair Robin Ferracone presented the findings from their recent research that analyzes 2011 management Say on Pay proposals that received majority or significantly high “no” votes. Please see their presentation video below.
September 7, 2011 – Ninth Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance (New York, NY)
Farient Senior Vice President Gary C. Hourihan presented at this event held by the Practicing Law Institute.
July 14, 2011 – WorldatWork Webinar
Robin A. Ferracone co-hosted the webinar “How to Gain Shareholder Approval for an Equity Plan” with Intel Corporation’s Director of Executive Compensation and Corporate Design, Brit Whitman.
May 23-25, 2011 – WorldatWork Total Rewards 2011 Conference & Exhibition (San Diego, CA)
Robin A. Ferracone hosted the workshop “Bringing the Investor Perspective to the Boardroom.”
April 12, 2011 – Corporate Board Member Conference on Executive Compensation (New York, NY)
Robin A. Ferracone participated in a panel discussion at this event, which was held at the New York Stock Exchange.
February 15, 2011 - Financial Markets World Event: Regulatory Update on Dodd-Frank and Related Legislation (New York, NY)
Robin A. Ferracone delivered a speech titled, “Aligning Pay & Performance: From Proxy Objective to Dodd-Frank Mandate.”
September 20, 2010 – Council of Institutional Investors Fall Meeting (Coronado, CA)
Robin A. Ferracone, Executive Chair of Farient Advisors, recently presented at CII’s Fall Meeting: 25 Years of Leadership. More than 500 members of CII participated in the meeting at the historic Del Coronado Hotel in Coronado, California. Ferracone, author of the recently published “Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay,” presented The Holy Grail: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay. Click here to download the presentation or watch the video below.
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