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View online presentations, slideshows, transcripts, listen to audio files, webcasts, etc. on various compensation-related topics.

A look at governance and compensation issues for companies approaching IPO, including recommendations related to areas of structure, process and knowledge; approaching the IPO; public company hot topics; and areas of focus for each stage of development.

NACD Compensation Series Webcast
Creating a Strategic Dialogue: The Tough Questions Committees Must Ask about Executive Pay
November 13, 2007
Speakers:
David Swinford and Jannice Koors, Pearl Meyer & Partners
Kathy Hudson, Independent Director and Compensation Committee Chair, Charming Shoppes, Inc.

This second of a series of Webcasts sponsored by the NACD's Corporate Directors Institute addresses the difficulties many Compensation Committees face determining whether programs are truly serving the needs of the company and its shareholders. Discussions with management and outside consultants tend to focus on data analysis and regulatory considerations, without challenging underlying assumptions and longtime practices to ask, "Does this still make sense for us?" The speakers share their experiences with how Directors can utilize "tough" questions to drill deeper into executive compensation programs, with the goal of exposing areas that warrant closer scrutiny and jumpstarting a frank strategic dialogue.

Talent Acquisition: Recruitment and Retention in Technology Companies
October 18, 2007
Dan Wetzel
Technology Council of Southern California

Going beyond best practices, this presentation explores what companies can do now to excel in the war for talent, including what works and what doesn't in building a knowledge worker- based firm and retaining key employees.

NACD Compensation Series Webcast: Rethinking Your Change-in-Control Agreements
September 19, 2007
Speakers: Dan Wetzel, Margaret Black, Deborah Lifshey

In the first of a series of Webcasts sponsored by the NACD's Corporate Directors Institute, consultants from Pearl Meyer & Partners explore how the design and value of executive change-in control (CIC) packages is evolving in response to heightened disclosure requirements, the "Say on Pay" campaign, investor activism, and recent changes in the tax treatment of deferred compensation. The presentation includes a review of recent CIC proxy disclosures; a look at program changes being made or contemplated by corporate Boards to address compliance and governance issues; and a question and answer period.

Executive and Board Compensation: What's Working and What Isn't
July 24, 2007
Jannice Koors
Corporate Board Member - Boardroom Roadmap Webinar

A discussion of key trends including:

• compensation designs that deliver a competitive edge
• selecting appropriate and attractive performance parameters for executives
• recommended changes in perks and benefits
• performance measures for deferred compensation plans
• cash versus stock plans for board members
• recommendations for dealing with outside compensation experts

Improving Executive Compensation Governance: Strategies and Best Practices
June 20, 2007

In today’s era of enhanced disclosure, good compensation governance is good business – critical to the mission of Boards of Directors who must protect shareholder interest by ensuring that the organizations they represent are “paying for performance,” as well as compensating their senior executives fairly and equitably. Senior consultants from Pearl Meyer & Partners and technology experts from Directors Desk explore these issues and share the governance “best practices” organizations should consider to effectively manage and implement executive compensation programs.

Presenters:
David Swinford - President, Pearl Meyer & Partners
Matthew Stinner - Managing Director, Pearl Meyer & Partners
Howard Breindel - President, Directors Desk

Presentation Slides

Archived replay of Webcast




Current Trends in Executive Compensation
June 8, 2007
Michael Enos
National Association of Corporate Treasurers

Recent trends in plan design, an evaluation of various techniques for
measuring the value and efficiency of compensation programs and a
discussion of other "hot topics."

Presentation Slides




WorldatWork Total Rewards 2007 Conference
Presentations by Pearl Meyer & Partners

The Over-Compensation Trap
May 8, 2007
Co-Speaker: David Swinford, Managing Director

While higher compensation is no guarantee of good performance, even conscientious boards may end up providing payouts that are out of proportion to the results delivered. This session examines how to avoid common pitfalls in plan design, including problems with benchmarking, missed or inappropriate performance targets, over-leveraging, and failure to adjust equity awards to the levels of risk.

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It's All Relative - Equity Instrument Valuation
May 8, 2007
Co-Speaker: Joseph Rich, President

The widespread shift from stock options to the use of full-value equity instruments was expected to to address concerns about excessive compensation. But it has fueled pay growth instead, because companies fail to adjust award levels downward to reflect the inherently lower risk of stock awards. Using a case study approach, the presentation provides practical guidance on addressing this overlooked consideration in the design of equity program.

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When Surveys Collide
May 8, 2007
Co-Speaker: Ken Cardinal, Managing Director

Seldom do two surveys report the same rate for the same job, with variances ranging from minor discrepancies to major contradictions. This presentation explores real-life examples of actual data conflicts and how to effectively manage such differences, including strategies for addressing data from multiple survey sources.

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Total Exposure in Executive Compensation
May 9, 2007
Speaker: Melissa Means, Vice President

The standard tally sheet analysis increasingly is being broadened to open a new and often surprising avenue of information - a "pay for performance compensation review" that looks at the potential total compensation delivered to executives under all possible performance scenarios. This presentation explains the methodology and how companies can benefit by taking a broader and longer-term look at pay and performance.

Presentation Slides




Webcast: The Early Returns - A Look at 2007 Executive Pay Disclosures
A Webcast by Pearl Meyer & Partners and the Corporate Directors Club featuring an initial read on how companies are reporting executive compensation under new SEC disclosure requirements. Among the issues explored:

• Are companies really taking a "principles-based" approach?
• Is there much reliance on a Q&A format?
• What are companies doing in terms of perquisite disclosure?
• How are companies handling new disclosures of performance targets and peer groups?
• How are companies reporting values for termination arrangements?

Archived replay of Webcast




Webcast: REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES
Practical Guidance on Writing the New Compensation Disclosures
A Webcast by Pearl Meyer & Partners and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) providing practical guidance on key emerging issues in the reporting of executive compensation, based on PM&P's recent experience crafting Compensation Discussion & Analyses (CD&A).

Among the issues discussed:

• Incorporating the SEC's last-minute changes to the stock-based reporting rule
• Finding the right language to explain programs without resorting to boilerplate
• Determining at what point program information provided in both the CD&A and tables becomes redundant
• Frequently Asked Questions, culled from PM&P's experiences

Presentation Slides

Archived replay of Webcast




Trends in Director Compensation: Findings from the NACD/PM&P Director Compensation Report
January 25, 2007
Joseph R. Rich
Corporate Directors Club

An in-depth analysis of trends in Director Compensation, including results of the 2006/07 NACD/PM&P Director Compensation Study. This eighth annual joint survey includes data from more than 1,200 companies across a wide range of industries with revenues from $50 million to $10 billion, as well as selected information from Pearl Meyer & Partners' own study of Board pay practices at the 200 largest U.S. industrial and service corporations.

Presentation Slides

Audio recording (zipped file)




2006 Conference Board
Pay at the Top: Executive and Board Compensation





Behind the Numbers: 2006 New York Times CEO Pay Survey
A review of PM&P annual proxy survey for the New York Times of CEO pay at the largest U.S. companies.

Archived replay of CEO Pay Webcast
(requires Windows Media Player)

Presentation Slides




WorldatWork 51st Annual Conference & Exhibition
David N. Swinford
Going Up: What's Driving CEO Pay Growth
May 7 - 10, 2006

Curbing CEO compensation inflation to ensure companies don't overpay for top talent.





WorldatWork 51st Annual Conference & Exhibition
Jan Koors
Introducing Performance into Executive Retirement Programs
May 7 - 10, 2006

How common performance features of bonus, equity award and long-term incentive programs can be adapted to non-qualified retirement plans.