On December 2, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its latest decision in the ongoing saga of Elon Musk’s $55.8 billion compensation package, denying a motion to “‘vacate the relief’ ordered by the” Court, which Tesla asserted should result in a judgment being entered for Defendants on all counts—and allowance of the compensation package.
Read MoreStanford’s Corporate Governance Research Initiative’s Closer Look series has released a recent report on say-on-pay votes. The Closer Look report takes a deep dive into a sample of companies that failed their say-on-pay votes and the changes they implemented the subsequent year.
Read MoreThe October Xchange session covered human capital management and executive compensation issues, to include PSU, ESG, equity grants, and more.
Read MoreFW Cook’s 2024 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure. At median, total director compensation saw more muted increases in 2024 as compared to 2023.
Read MoreSVDX recently held an Xchange session on recent compensation trends with Kartik Balaram of Meridian Compensation Partners.
Read MoreA recent episode of Meridian’s Executive Compensation Podcast discusses intricacies of designing resilient compensation structures in today’s unpredictable economic climate.
Read MoreWatch a recent Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance Short with Stanford professors David Larcker (Graduate School of Business) and Joseph Grundfest (Law School).
Read MoreEstablishing executive compensation performance goals remains a challenge. Focusing on core principles can help when the answers aren’t clear.
Read MoreMeridian’s recent episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast looks at how activists evaluate pay for executives. Learn how compensation committees can improve alignment, governance and preparedness should an activist come knocking.
Read MoreLatham & Watkins just released a summary of the key executive compensation-related reminders and considerations that public companies should continue to prioritize early in 2024 and in preparation for the 2024 proxy season.
Read MoreOn a recent episode of Meridian’s The Executive Compensation Podcast, the topic was how activists evaluate pay.
Read MoreMergers and acquisitions bring unique executive compensation challenges. Meridian’s recent Executive Compensation Podcast reviews how to retain key talent and incentivize behaviors during M&A.
Read MoreMeridian’s 2023 Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey offers insights into key board governance practices, compensation-related proxy disclosures, and annual and long-term incentive design practices of 200 large cap U.S. corporations (with median revenue of $22 billion and median market cap of $42 billion).
Read MoreIn a recent episode of Diligent Institute’s Inside Today’s Boardrooms web show, Meridian Compensation Partner George Paulin discusses board member compensation packages as board responsibilities evolve.
Read MoreMeridian’s recent episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast covers the recently finalized SEC clawback rules, which companies must comply with by the end of 2023.
Read MoreMeridian’s recent episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast covers CEO succession and the considerations for the departing CEO. Discussion topics include:
Read MoreMore CEOs are getting “ESG pay.” Does it improve their companies’ sustainability and financial performance? Read the recent Stanford Business Insight article, Does It Pay to Link Executive Compensation to ESG Goals?
Read MoreMeridian Compensation Partners discusses executive compensation best practices in this recent thought leadership piece.
Read MorePay versus Performance rules have been finalized by the SEC for the next proxy season. For context and analysis, check out the client alerts from Wilson Sonsini and Pearl Meyer.
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