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Principles of Executive Rewards
Certification Course: C6

How to Reward Top Talent

This intermediate-level course provides an overview of the executive compensation field. Topics include a review of executive compensation plans, how they operate, and U.S. tax and accounting treatments.

• Learn the elements and objective of executive rewards
• Examine the factors that shape an executive rewards package
• Discuss the influences of executive rewards programs
• Examine the various aspects of executive pay
• Gain an overview of long-term incentive plan design
• Explore supplemental executive benefits and perquisites

Who Should Attend

This course is particularly valuable for professionals who are new or relatively new to the executive compensation function. This course examines the differences in rewards packages between executives and other employees.

What You Will Learn

Executive Rewards in a Total Rewards Strategy

• The evolution of rewards
• Who is an executive?
• Objectives and elements of executive rewards
• Influences on executive rewards
• Uniqueness of executive rewards
• Developing executive rewards strategy

Tax and Regulatory Influences on Executive Rewards

• Forms of taxation
• Million-dollar cap/Section 162(m)
• Taxation of deferred compensation
• SEC regulations
• Proxy disclosure

Financial Statements and Other Measures of Executive Performance

• Financial statements
• Income statement
• Balance sheet
• Statement of cash flows
• Key financial/performance measures

Salary and Short-Term Incentive Strategies

• Benchmarking for executives
• Short-term incentives
  • Types
  • Basis for setting goals
  • Performance measures
  • Characteristics of an effective plan

Long-Term Incentive Plans

• Understanding long-term incentives
• The equity market
• Types of long-term incentive plans
• Summary

Long-Term Incentive Plan Design

• Considerations for equity-based rewards
• Stock options and plan design

Supplemental Executive Benefits & Perquisites

• Understanding supplemental executive benefits
• Nonqualified plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• Supplemental executive retirement plans
• Funding
• Perquisites
• Current issues

	Credits CCP: Elective through Dec. 31, 2009 Under Current Certification Requirements (compare current and new CCP requirements) Certificate in Executive Compensation: Required Recertification: 2 course, .5 Exam CEUs: 1.5 Course, .3 Exam CPEs: 16 CFP: 12 credits CPT: 12 points CPIM/CFPIM/CSCP: 14 points PHR/SPHR/GPHR recertification hours: 16 (classroom); 14 (live CourseCasts)
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