Take Another Look at Executive Compensation

The balance of risk and reward in executive compensation programs has been a challenge for boards and compensation committees for many years. The recent financial system meltdown brought to light some of the perils of providing executives incentives to take unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the health of those organizations. No company wants to find its name associated with a highly controversial executive compensation transaction.

WorldatWork can help you find the right balance between risk and reward without paralyzing your organization by restricting or eliminating the executive compensation tools you need to attract and retain today’s best talent. You will learn the strategies, tools and resources you need during your executive rewards design process to make sure you are considering and addressing the multitude of complex and interrelated issues and challenges that impact the design and implementation of an executive compensation plan to maximize opportunity for success while avoiding disaster.

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The balance of risk and reward in executive compensation programs has been a challenge for boards and compensation committees for many years. Highly-regarded compensation expert, Fred Cook discusses the concept of moral hazard and executive compensation. He covers ways companies can reach a balance between the right amount of risk and reward without paralyzing the system by restricting or eliminating the executive compensation tools needed to attract and retain the best talent. Find out more…

No company wants to find its name associated with a highly controversial executive compensation transaction. A panel of executive compensation experts use real examples of some of the worse executive compensation disasters of the past decade and how these disasters could have been avoided. Find out how to utilize the Executive Rewards Questionary during your executive rewards design process to make sure you are considering and addressing the multitude of complex and interrelated issues and challenges that impact the design and implementation of an executive compensation plan to maximize opportunity for success while avoiding disaster. Find out more…

Has Executive Pay-for-Performance Gone Too Far?
Cook & Kay Go Head-to-Head

The Wall Street crisis and ensuing economic recession has put a spotlight on executive pay. TARP legislation has targeted high executive bonuses as contributions to the failure of financial firms to adequately contain and manage risk. Are current executive compensation practices in large public companies contrary to the best interests of private enterprise and in need of major reform? What fallout from TARP curbs on executive pay can the rest of us expect? Has pay-for-performance gone too far? Both supporters and critics of executive compensation support "pay for performance". Critics of executive pay do not criticize too much pay for performance but too little. Two nationally recognized experts on executive compensation, Fred Cook, Founding Director of Frederic W. Cook & Co. and Ira Kay, Ph.D., Compensation Practice Director, Watson Wyatt Worldwide discuss this compelling issue. Find out more…

New Canadian Proxy Disclosure Rules — The Impact on Executive Compensation

In September 2008, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted new rules for executive compensation disclosure. These new rules have significantly altered disclosure requirements in Canada. Organizations and shareholder institutions are now required to disclose all compensation awarded to executive officers similar to the rule changes in the United States. In this session we discuss the changes that have occurred since the new rules were implemented and what to expect in 2009. Gain an understanding of these new rules and learn the challenges companies will need to address. Find out more…

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