CEOs have done pretty well for themselves in 2019. Data from multiple compensation consultancies share one consistent finding: Pay is up. … MyLogIQ’s data, for instance, shows that median CEO total direct comp was roughly $12.5 million for the S&P 500 and around $5.1 million for the Russell 3000. Pay Ratios Meanwhile, in the second…
Investors appear to be narrowing their scope when it comes to shareholder resolutions involving the right to call special meetings, experts say. Fewer proposals have been introduced this year, but those that have gone to a vote have seen a higher rate of support, suggesting that investors are targeting companies where they think they may…
Boards are granting compensation increases to non-executive chairs and lead directors as both roles grow increasingly more complex and, more broadly, as governance processes and board quality take center stage with investors. An analysis from SEC filings analyzer MyLogIQ shows that such companies as CIT Group, Insperity, International Flavors & Fragrances, Kroger, Old Dominion Freight Line, Penske Automotive Group , Sientra and Verint Systems have granted pay raises to lead directors…
The list of the top-10 biggest spenders on aircraft perks added a new member to its ranks: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. In 2018, Sandberg’s pay package included nearly $909,000 in aircraft perks, according to SEC filings analyzer MyLogIQ. She ranks fourth on Agenda’s list of top-10 air travel spenders in the S&P 500. First on the list is, once again, Mark Zuckerberg, Sandberg’s boss….
Wells Fargo and Equifax each suffered embarrassing corporate disasters in the recent past. Yet the companies are at much different points in their recoveries, say legal, governance and management observers. That makes them interesting studies in how boards oversee — or fail to oversee — crises and turnarounds. The three-year cleanup of Wells Fargo’s management and compliance problems…
Agenda partnered with SEC filings analyzer MyLogIQ to obtain data points on the directors appointed to Russell 3000 board seats in the first three months of 2019. The following spreadsheets include additional data points beyond those presented in graphics and text for the article, “Boards on Cusp of Major Generational Shift” and can provide some…
As companies face continuous pressure to bring on diverse directors with current expertise in technology and cyber security, there are increasing indications that boards’ recruiting in response to that prodding has led to the first blush of a new generational shift on boards. Several new data points show that there has been a ramping up…
In a highly anticipated announcement, Uber this month took the leap to go public. In the ride-hailing company’s registration statement, the company revealed that its top officers raked in between nearly $10 million and $48 million last year. Directors serving on the boards of the new gig-economy unicorns that either have filed or are expected to file IPOs this…
Directors report that they are stepping down in order to support their boards’ aims to refresh the board composition. While mandatory retirement age is still a main driver of board turnover, some directors are leaving their board seats because it’s “simply the right time.” Sandra Beach Lin, chair of the nominating and governance committee on…
Given the amount of expertise, judgment and skill required in hiring a new CEO — to say nothing of time — special retainers for leading a CEO search or executive transition used to be de rigueur. But no longer. A survey conducted by TheCorporateCounsel.net asking if boards had paid a special fee for serving on a CEO…