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Simon Patterson

Managing Director and Office Head
London

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Expertise

  • Incentive Compensation Design
  • Executive Pay
  • Remuneration Governance
  • Strategic Reward
  • International Board Advisor

Education

  • BSC, University College London
  • MBA, Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles

"I would encourage you to simplify your performance measures wherever possible."

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Commitment To Clients

In my work with companies around the world, the goal of our clients is consistent: to help reinvent rewards programmes that are closely aligned to the organisation’s long-term business strategy, to drive shareholder value, and to help senior executives flourish in their leadership roles.

Biography

Simon Patterson is a managing director and head of the firm’s London office. He is actively engaged as advisor to the remuneration committees of several FTSE 100 companies and consults widely on executive compensation, incentive compensation design, and performance measurement.

Prior to Pearl Meyer, he founded Patterson Associates with a stream-lined team focused on delivering business results by linking remuneration and reward systems to business needs and increasing returns for shareholders. Prior to that, Mr. Patterson was the worldwide partner in charge of executive compensation in Mercer’s London office and the co-founder of SCA Consulting in Europe.

Mr. Patterson holds a BSc (Hons) from University College London and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

Publications and Presentations

Advisor Blog
Simon Patterson
September 2020

Our Future State: Recap of the Mishcon Academy Digital Session

Remuneration experts in the UK discuss how companies are adapting executive pay policies to prevailing market conditions.

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Advisor Blog
Simon Patterson
June 2020

Innovation, Agile Work, and Rewards

Rewards systems for agile work teams focus on the long-term with very clear goals.

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Advisor Blog
Simon Patterson
May 2020

Reflections on the 2019 UK CEO Value Index

Helpful learnings from multiple years of data available in the UK CEO Value Index

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Article
Simon Patterson
Catherine Chadwick
May 2020

Does the Investment Pay Off: The 2019 UK CEO Value Index

Research shows in 2019, just a tenth of the FTSE 100 companies delivered more than £1,000 for every £1 paid to the CEO.

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Related Knowledge Share Items

Video
Simon Patterson
December 2018

Executive Remuneration 101

How a simple visual can explain many of the basic concepts in executive compensation plan design.

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Research Report
Simon Patterson
December 2018

2018 UK CEO Value Index

The UK CEO Value Index offers a measure of how much shareholders receive in value for every £1 a CEO is paid.

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Video
Simon Patterson
August 2018

Pirates, Pounds, and Profit Sharing: UK Executive Remuneration

Is the quantum paid to CEOs in the UK calibrated correctly?

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Article
Simon Patterson
February 2017

The ‘Noddy Guide’ to Executive Compensation Plans

Research results help answer the question: “Are highly tailored executive compensation plans better than a standard formula?”

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