Bank Compensation Consulting

Banks face myriad challenges as you compete for new customers; find, retain, and reward the right talent; and confront unconventional, technology-based disruptors that are changing the industry landscape. Pearl Meyer’s dedicated team of banking industry experts are trusted compensation advisors who can help you turn these challenges into opportunities by providing solutions that unlock the potential of your best and brightest talent—in the boardroom, in the c-suite, and within your broader workforce.

Our goal? To partner with you to align your unique business and leadership strategy with a compensation program that will drive your long-term goals to build sustainable performance and stakeholder value, enhance the customer experience, and motivate your workforce.

Our team of senior consultants brings deep executive compensation expertise and access to superior data and services to our client engagements, enabling you to attract and retain the right executive team and board members. Our combined resources give us the platform to support your success and to ensure your compensation programs truly “pay for performance.”

To create long-term competitive advantage in this current environment of consolidation, it is critical that you align your compensation design with your business and leadership strategies. Pearl Meyer has national expertise working with publicly-traded banks to you help you navigate both the regulatory landscape and investor expectations. Our expertise extends beyond check-the-box compliance, applying our business and industry knowledge, understanding of human capital management, and extensive experience in incentive plan and pay-for-performance compensation design to help ensure your success.

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• Bank Growth Strategy: What Behavior Does Your Incentive Plan Reward?​

We work with both compensation committees and their management teams at hundreds of public, private, and investor-owned community banks. We understand your local market, talent needs, and competitive challenges. Risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and governance are built into our process. We take the time to listen to your compensation objectives and desired outcomes with one goal: to help align your compensation programs with your values, culture, and long-term business objectives.

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• What Community Bank Compensation Committees are Asking About Incentive Plans​
• Back to Basics—Ensuring Your Broad-Based Compensation Programs Work for your Bank
• Bank Director Compensation: Consider Adopting These Big Company Practices at Your Bank