New England Companies Paying More for Talent in 2017

According to a recent study by Wilson Group, Concord, MA, and Bose Corporation, New England companies are expecting modest growth in their business. Sixty-two percent (62%) of companies recently surveyed expected growth exceeding 4% in 2017; this compares to only 44%...

Long-term Incentives for Private Companies: Do you need them?

Long-term incentives (LTI), including stock options, restricted stock, have long been a key element of total compensation plans in public companies. The principle difference between LTI plans in public versus private companies is that the funding for these long term...

When the CEO Becomes Only the Chairman

At some point in time a company’s leadership changes.  The individual serving as CEO and Chairman relinquishes the CEO role and passes this on to the next generation, but he or she remains as the Chairman of the Board.  Since this individual is no longer an employee...

How to Fix Executive Pay

The WSJ published a very interesting article on how to “fix” executive compensation.  They recommend that Boards consider preventing executives from exercising equity for 3 to 5 years after grant and integrating debt as part of the performance measures.  This is an...

SAY-ON-PAY IS HERE!

On January 25, 2011, the SEC finalized its regulations regarding shareholder influence on executive compensation practices.  This action referred to as “SAY-ON-PAY”  is required by all U.S. public companies (over $75M in market float).  This is a non-binding advisory...