An analysis of public company proxy statements by Pearl Meyer indicates that only 2% of companies incorporate AI into executive compensation plans via broader technology or transformation objectives, individual performance assessments, or explicit AI metrics.
Read MoreExecutive compensation decisions are increasingly viewed as a reflection of a company's strategy, culture, and governance.
Read MoreCompensation professionals may want to use an otherwise quiet summer season to get ahead of the 2027 executive compensation planning cycle.
Read MorePearl Meyer outlines how the SEC’s proposal on optional semiannual reporting may impact executive compensation and related disclosures.
Read MorePearl Meyer suggests compensation committees set aside time to revisit the compensation design before making payout decisions at year-end.
Read MoreAs seasoned pilots know, a downward spiral often starts gradually, almost imperceptibly, unless you heed the early warning signs.
Read MorePearl Meyer examined executive compensation disclosures from 37 S&P 500 companies whose fiscal year ended between August and November 2025 and who filed shareholder proxy statements by February 6, 2026.
Read MoreMeridian Compensation Partners reports on recent regulatory actions and possible declining proxy advisor influence and the impact on compensation.
Read MoreA&O Shearman released its 2025 Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey, providing insights on significant developments and trends in the corporate governance and executive compensation space through a review of the practices of public companies across a range of key guideposts.
Read MorePearl Meyer provides insight around the hot topics compensation committees will be discussing this fall season.
Read MoreA well-crafted STI plan is a powerful tool for focusing leadership attention, reinforcing strategic priorities, and translating operational performance into pay outcomes.
Read MoreSecurity is no longer just a personal issue. It is a governance concern. Meridian’s Patrick Powers outlines how boards are responding to new risks driven by social media, geopolitical tensions and heightened visibility.
Read MoreCooley released an alert following the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) roundtable meeting on June 26th to discuss potential updates to the existing executive compensation disclosure requirements.
Read MorePearl Meyer offers a look at how to address the impact of tariffs on incentive plan goal-setting and performance assessment.
Read MoreMeridian Compensation Partners outlines five significant issues that Compensation Committees may face in 2025.
Read More2024 could mark a pivotal moment for executive compensation practices. Both ISS and Glass Lewis—powerful proxy advisors and long-time believers that companies should deliver at least 50% of executive long-term incentives (LTI) in performance-based vehicles—are now seeking feedback on this standard.
Read MoreMeridian’s 2024 Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey offers insights into key board governance practices, compensation-related proxy disclosures, and annual and long-term incentive design practices of 200 large cap U.S. corporations (with median revenue of $25 billion and median market cap of $41 billion).
Read MoreOn December 2, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its latest decision in the ongoing saga of Elon Musk’s $55.8 billion compensation package, denying a motion to “‘vacate the relief’ ordered by the” Court, which Tesla asserted should result in a judgment being entered for Defendants on all counts—and allowance of the compensation package.
Read MoreStanford’s Corporate Governance Research Initiative’s Closer Look series has released a recent report on say-on-pay votes. The Closer Look report takes a deep dive into a sample of companies that failed their say-on-pay votes and the changes they implemented the subsequent year.
Read MoreThe October Xchange session covered human capital management and executive compensation issues, to include PSU, ESG, equity grants, and more.
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