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Pearl Meyer & Partners conducts periodic surveys of compensation trends and data, and compiles highly detailed research reports that help firms design and assess their compensation plans. Synopses of these reports are available in this section.

PM&P on Compensation Planning: Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2012

This new survey offers a preview of how firms plan to adapt their executive pay practices and programs in 2012 to evolving, regulatory and economic challenges, including forward-looking data on the design of pay-for-performance programs and related payouts, equity use, perquisites and severance arrangements.

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PM&P On Point: 2011 Executive Pay-for-Performance Survey

Pearl Meyer & Partners captures critical data and perspective on how companies are approaching the design of performance-based executive compensation programs and determining related award levels.

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PM&P On Point: 2011 CEO Succession Planning Survey

Data from 153 respondents provides key insight to how companies are approaching planning for a possible change of leadership, including internal vs. external searches, compensation for future candidates and retention of unsuccessful candidates, the succession timing horizon, and other issues.

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2011 Global Survey of General Manager Compensation (Business Unit Leader)

This comprehensive survey provides detailed data on global business unit leader pay, including an analysis of participant responses across a variety of demographics, including industry, organization size, and financial performance.

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Survey of Internal Finance Department Staffing Practices

This survey provides competitive benchmarking data on a wide range of finance department staffing practices among more than 150 participating companies, providing up-to-the-minute competitive benchmarking data.

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PM&P On Point: 2011 Compensation Risk Assessment Survey

This new survey provides data from 186 respondents regarding what their companies are doing, or plan to do, to assess and report compensation risk under new SEC proxy disclosure standards.

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Global Survey of General Manager Compensation (Business Unit Leaders)

This comprehensive survey provides detailed data on global business unit leader pay, including an analysis of participant responses across a variety of demographics, including industry, organization size, and financial performance.

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PM&P on Compensation Planning: Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2011

This new survey offers a preview of how firms plan to adapt their executive pay practices and programs in 2011 to new competitive, regulatory and economic challenges, including forward-looking data on the design of pay-for-performance programs and related payouts, equity use, perquisites and severance arrangements.

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College Graduate and Intern Compensation Survey

Information on pay programs for over 12,000 college hires at 78 companies, including detailed data for 91 types of undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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PM&P On Point Survey: Determining Executive Officer Status - Policies and Practices

This new survey provides hard-to-find, detailed benchmarking data on how companies designate and compensate corporate officers, including: policies for officer designation; the role of the Compensation Committee; the composition and structure of the officer group; and officer compensation and benefit practices.

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NACD/PM&P 2010-2011 Director Compensation Report

The Director Compensation Report: 2010-2011 by Pearl Meyer & Partners for the National Association of Corporate Directors provides an invaluable look at pay practices among a broad-based group of 1,400 companies across 24 industries, with revenues from $50 million to over $10 billion. It can be ordered directly from the NACD.

Pearl Meyer & Partners can also create a customized report on the Director Compensation data based on your industry, company revenues, market capitalization, or geography. For more information, please contact jan.koors@pearlmeyer.com.

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PM&P On Point: 2010 Executive Pay-for-Performance Survey

Comprehensive data on short-term and long-term incentive compensation practices, including metrics selection and calibration, award levels, use of discretion in payouts, program oversight and risk management.

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2010 Survey of Human Resource Organizations and Structure

This new survey provides a detailed picture of the latest HR staffing models and related benchmarking analytics. With data from 295 organizations, it offers invaluable insights into the state of HR today to inform effective decision-making. Using this survey, you can benchmark your organization against peers by industry, revenue, and employee for a wide range of critical organizational practices.

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PM&P on Compensation Planning: Looking Ahead to 2010 Pay Practices

This new survey looks at how firms are confronting competitive and regulatory challenges in the current environment, providing a forward-perspective on how executive pay practices are changing year-over-year. It includes data regarding: base salary; annual and long-term incentive program design and payouts; perquisites; and severance & change-in-control arrangements.

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2009 Say on Pay Survey

An in-depth look at the views and preparations for this major governance initiative among 231 respondents across a range of industries.

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2009 Say on Pay Survey - Banking Industry Edition

The 2009 Say on Pay Survey provides a look at the steps companies have taken or plan to take to prepare for a shareholder vote on executive pay practices, with data on banking industry responses as well as the entire survey group.

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