Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Takes Home Hollywood’s Biggest Payday

The highest-paid executive in Hollywood last year isn’t a studio chief or a venture capitalist. It is Ari Emanuel, the chief executive of Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., the agency which he co-founded nearly three decades ago. Mr. Emanuel’s 2021 pay package, revealed this month in Endeavor’s first-ever annual report as a public company, is valued… Continue reading Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Takes Home Hollywood’s Biggest Payday

The Largest Financial Planning Perks for NEOs

Although executive perks are declining overall, one of the more common perks offered to executives is financial planning services. Indeed, about 29% of companies in the S&P 500 provided some form of financial planning perk to executives last year, according to Main Data Group. The perk is more common among the largest companies: of the NEOs… Continue reading The Largest Financial Planning Perks for NEOs

Turning Around a Low Say-On-Pay Vote

Say-on-pay votes remain a critical way for shareholders to express discontent with executive compensation packages. But they also act as a barometer for shareholder dissatisfaction with the board. Gauging how investors might vote on say on pay ahead of the company’s annual meeting can help avoid an embarrassing or contentious director reelection vote or other… Continue reading Turning Around a Low Say-On-Pay Vote

Clawing Back Pay in the Wake of #MeToo

The #MeToo movement has led directors to take a harder look at internal policies around harassment, including whether they need the ability to claw back the pay of an executive who is entangled in a sexual misconduct scandal. Indeed, boards wield an incredibly important sword in clawbacks, and it can protect directors if a matter… Continue reading Clawing Back Pay in the Wake of #MeToo

CBS’ Ousted Les Moonves Was Among the Top 5 Highest Paid CEOs in 2017

Les Moonves, the former CEO of CBS who was ousted last month over multiple accusations of sexual harassment, turned out to be the fifth highest paid CEO in the U.S. in 2017, according to the latest review of CEO salary data by nonprofit research group Conference Board in partnership with Gallagher and MyLogIQ. Moonves, 68, earned $69.3… Continue reading CBS’ Ousted Les Moonves Was Among the Top 5 Highest Paid CEOs in 2017

Almost 50 Percent of CEO Pay Now in Stock Awards

Stock awards have become a key compensation vehicle used by boards in their efforts to better align pay and performance for the long term, almost entirely replacing stock options. It is one of the main findings from a new report, CEO and Executive Compensation Practices: 2018 Edition, a collaboration by The Conference Board, Gallagher, and… Continue reading Almost 50 Percent of CEO Pay Now in Stock Awards

Highest-Paid Retail CEOs Come From Tech Firms

E-commerce has had a massive effect on just about every aspect of the retail industry; it was only a matter of time before it started to affect executive compensation. The Wall Street Journal reports that for the first time, retail’s three highest-paid CEOs all came from tech companies, rather than traditional retail chains. TripAdvisor Inc. CEO Stephen Kaufer took… Continue reading Highest-Paid Retail CEOs Come From Tech Firms