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Bill Reilly

Managing Director
Atlanta

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Expertise

  • Executive Compensation
  • Non-Employee Director Compensation
  • Responding to Shareholder Advisory Group Concerns
  • Incentive Plan Design
  • Real Estate

Education

  • BA, Boston College
  • MBA, Hofstra University

Get in touch with Bill

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Commitment To Clients

My clients want to ensure that their compensation programs provide for fair and competitive pay opportunities that are appropriately aligned with key business objectives, performance outcomes, and sound corporate governance practices. My job as a trusted advisor to compensation committees and management teams is to help ensure these objectives are achieved by providing effective program designs and advice that are relevant to the applicable client, supported by analytics, and meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Biography

Bill Reilly is a managing director in the Atlanta office of Pearl Meyer. He is a senior advisor to compensation committees and executives on all aspects of executive and non-employee director compensation and advises clients on issues such as compensation philosophy, market pay assessments, pay and performance alignment, short-term and long-term incentive plan design, employment contracts and severance/CIC arrangements, competitive trends, and regulatory developments.

Prior to joining Pearl Meyer in 2011, Mr. Reilly was a consultant for 18 years with Mercer, most recently as a principal in executive compensation.

Mr. Reilly received an MBA from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College.

Publications and Presentations

Research Report
Bill Reilly
June 2020

The Next Stage of the Coronavirus Impact

The latest data on how companies are restructuring executive and broad-based compensation programs in response to the pandemic.

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Research Report
Bill Reilly
July 2019

Pearl Meyer On Point: Non-Employee Director Pay Practices

Survey data on the latest trends in non-employee director (NED) compensation practices and potential responses to increased external scrutiny.

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Webcast
Bill Reilly
Erin Leymann
March 2018

Spring Forward: Compensation Developments for Your Board to Discuss This Quarter

Six critical topics for compensation committees to cover in their second quarter meetings.

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Presentation
INSEAD
Simon Patterson
Bill Reilly
May 2017

Board Earnings and Trends in Director Compensation

This presentation covers data and trends in director pay and governance practices for the US and Europe.

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