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The Impact of Coronavirus

Managing Uncertainty

How Are Boards Responding to COVID-19?

The latest insight and survey data on how companies are adjusting executive compensation.

Applying Method to the Madness: Tools for Managing 2020 Payouts and Setting 2021 Target Compensation

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Get the Presentation or Listen to the Replay

This year, incentive plan payout questions are problematic and the debates are still ongoing for many compensation committees. How 2020 plans pay out depends on how significantly COVID-19 affected “normal” business plans, but there are also questions about optics, retention, and how these choices affect goal-setting in 2021. 

This webcast offers techniques and guidelines for compensation committees to use in making the decisions that are right for a variety of circumstances this year and next.

Planning Ahead

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Testing Leadership Strength in Real-Time

How the global pandemic has affected CEO succession planning.

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Exercise Caution

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Think Carefully Before Rewarding Executives Who Cut Their Salaries

In the context of our current economic crisis, it is important to use caution in deciding whether and how to make equity grants alongside salary cuts.

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Restoring Cuts

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The Sequencing Game Plan for Reinstating Reductions

Determine the right order for restoring previous employment and pay actions.

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Industry Responses

Optimize Business Change
Advisor Blog
Dec 14, 2020

Real Estate Executive Compensation Data Show Some Hope Amidst Industry Challenges
Align Pay to Strategy
Advisor Blog
Sep 22, 2020

An Emerging Trend for the Energy Industry in 2020: Applying Discretion to Short-Term Incentives May Be More Common
Maximize Your Impact
Advisor Blog
Aug 14, 2020

Patience and Discretion are Key for Banking Compensation Committees

Recent Survey Data

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Research Report
Nov 24, 2020

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Data to Drive Decisions: Pearl Meyer Research
Research Report
Oct 26, 2020

Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2021
Data to Drive Decisions: Pearl Meyer Research
Research Report
Jun 9, 2020

The Next Stage of the Coronavirus Impact

Board Leadership

Advisor Blog
Mar 27, 2020

Do Boards Need a Temporary CEO Succession Plan?
Advisor Blog
Mar 24, 2020

Board of Directors Stepping Up In Troubled Times

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Catherine Chadwick
December 2020

A Look Back at the FTSE 350 and Executive Compensation in 2020

Examining the UK experience with COVID-19, corporate performance, and CEO remuneration—and expectations for 2021.

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Advisor Blog
Jon Boba
August 2020

Maintaining Your Edge: Topgrading in a Challenging Market

Why hiring top talent now, despite the pandemic and market unrest, may be a strong, strategic move.

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Advisor Blog
Sharon Podstupka
July 2020

COVID-19 and the Other CD&A Narrative Game Changers

The CD&A for 2020 is likely to be more complex than usual. Boards can get ahead by documenting decisions, demonstrating responsiveness, and drafting early.

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David Swinford
June 2020

Managing Award Cycles in an Unmanageable Environment

COVID-19 has affected individual companies quite differently; it’s through this lens you should evaluate near-term changes to executive pay programs.

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In the News

Oct 2, 2020

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Perk Problems Ensnare Another Company as SEC Clarifies COVID-19 Impact

“The new [C&DI] doesn’t change anything; for me it complicated matters," said Deborah Lifshey, managing director of Pearl Meyer. "These examples might not be relevant now or months from now. There are gray areas surrounding a lot of these perquisite questions."

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Sep 28, 2020

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Workforce Transition a “Fuzzy Crystal Ball”

“While the full board is active in these conversations about work from home, compensation committees that have expanded charters focused on human capital, along with compensation, have their hands in deeper,” said Melissa Means, a managing director in Pearl Meyer’s Boston office.

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Aug 1, 2020

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As Front-Line Workers Suffer Layoffs and Furloughs, Giving Executives Bonuses Can Stir Resentment

“There has to be some sense of equity. If there were a lot of furloughs and the organization isn’t hiring people back now, it is awfully tough to offer discretionary awards,” said Steve Sullivan, managing director, Pearl Meyer.

“Generally, executives [in healthcare] seem to be sharing more of the burden via pay cuts than in past recessions,” said Ed Steinhoff, managing director, Pearl Meyer.

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Jul 10, 2020

Marketplace

How Meaningful are CEO Pay Cuts?

“I’m not sure there’s a formula [for cutting executive pay] that says, ‘If we do this, then we can keep X employees, but I think it is more of an internal solidarity and fairness issue about how you’re treating all levels of the organization,” said Beth Florin, a managing director at Pearl Meyer.

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