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Terry Newth

Managing Director
Boston

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Expertise

  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Life Sciences
  • Technology
  • Incentive Plan Design
  • Director Compensation Arrangements

Education

  • BS, Providence College
  • MS, University of Rhode Island

Get in touch with Terry

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Commitment To Clients

Every day, business moves in a more rapid and dynamic fashion and so it is important that I move just as quickly, not just in terms of responsiveness, but also in anticipating how changing business and talent strategies impact compensation design and decisions. It is my goal to provide thoughtful advice and an informed point of view covering the various matters compensation committees and management teams deal with each year.

Biography

Terry Newth is a managing director at Pearl Meyer. He consults on the design, development, and assessment of executive compensation programs that support each organization’s business objectives, long term business strategy, and organizational culture. His clients range from Fortune 500 organizations to pre-IPOs to private and family-owned companies in a wide range of industries. Terry’s areas of expertise include pay strategy and philosophy development, market-based pay studies, incentive plan design, severance and CIC arrangements, outside director pay, transaction-related compensation, CD&A and supporting table disclosures, corporate governance, and share plan authorizations.

Before joining Pearl Meyer, Terry was a senior consultant in the executive compensation practice of Towers Watson. He also had responsibility for the analysis, development, and implementation of global compensation programs at American Power Conversion and at Thomson Financial.

Terry holds a BS from Providence College and a MS in Labor Relations/Human Resources from the University of Rhode Island.

Publications and Presentations

Advisor Blog
Robert James
Terry Newth
January 2023

Juggling Biotech Equity Grant Size, Dilution, and Retention

A decline in share prices creates challenges in the current equity grant cycle. Our data show how biotech companies are making adjustments.

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Article
Terry Newth
Joe McNeal
October 2022

What Growth-Stage Biotech and Pharma Companies Need to Know About the PvP Rules

While the rules are clear on what needs to be done to comply with pay vs. performance disclosure, there are unique challenges for biotech and pharma.

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Advisor Blog
Terry Newth
Joe McNeal
August 2022

Biotech Layoffs: Ideas for Creating a Fair Compensation Plan

When considering staffing reductions, a fair and empathetic compensation program is imperative in the tight-knit biotech and pharma industries.

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Advisor Blog
Terry Newth
April 2022

Compensation’s Role in Board Refreshment and Diversity

Creating smooth transitions between incoming and outgoing directors is dependent on your compensation strategy and board policies.

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June 2023

Job Titling Practices: A Competitive Advantage for Small and Nimble Organizations

Smaller organizations have identified the use of job titles as an additional tool in the effort to reward and retain talent.

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Does Pay Versus Performance Data Tell Us Anything New?

As compensation committees turn from their own PvP disclosures to looking at their peers, there are certain things to bear in mind.

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Treatment of Unvested Stock Awards Upon Retirement

Properly designed favorable stock award vesting provisions for qualifying retirements can help organizations achieve multiple objectives.

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