As companies seek to respond to an increasingly challenging and volatile economic backdrop, the ability to compete for senior executive talent becomes increasingly crucial. There is an active debate as to whether best practice governance and investor scrutiny of executive pay is hindering the ability of companies to effectively compete in a global talent market. This session will explore recent trends in executive pay, the response of proxy agencies and investors and what this means for the operation of senior executive equity plans.

KEY LEARNING POINTS

• Understand key global trends in executive pay market
• How senior executive equity plan design could evolve in the future and the approach to roll-out by global companies
• Practical aspects of equity plan design – what Compensation Committees care about