Walmart CEO Makes 900 Times More Than Its Workers

The debate over CEO pay is decades long. Boards believe their chief executive officers have skills that cannot be replaced. Shareholders and workers believe that annual compensation, which can go into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, can never be justified, mainly if the company’s workers are paid very little. …Based on 2022… Continue reading Walmart CEO Makes 900 Times More Than Its Workers

McDonald’s CEO Makes 1,200 Times Workers

The debate over CEO pay is decades long. Boards believe their chief executive officers have skills that cannot be replaced. Shareholders and workers believe that annual compensation, which can go into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, can never be justified, mainly if the company’s workers are paid very little. …Based on 2022… Continue reading McDonald’s CEO Makes 1,200 Times Workers

This CEO Makes 3,000 Times More Than His Workers

The debate over CEO pay is decades long. Boards believe their chief executive officers have skills that cannot be replaced. Shareholders and workers believe that annual compensation, which can go into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, can never be justified, mainly if the company’s workers are paid very little. …Based on 2022… Continue reading This CEO Makes 3,000 Times More Than His Workers

Netflix CEOs Made $50 Million

Netflix, battered last year by a slowdown in its business, briefly had two CEOs. One was founder Reed Hastings. The other was his hand-picked partner Ted Sarandos. Hastings has stepped down recently. However, each made about $50 million last year, an extraordinary sum for executives at a troubled company. Hasting made $51,073,237 in 2022, according… Continue reading Netflix CEOs Made $50 Million

More Companies Disclose COBRA Payments for Execs in Exit Deals

Companies are increasingly disclosing provisions in separation agreements that include continuing health care coverage for departing executives, according to data from public company intelligence provider MyLogIQ. The uptick in disclosures puts the details of these plans front and center for execs and competitors. Boards mulling over retention considerations or updating change-in-control agreements may find it… Continue reading More Companies Disclose COBRA Payments for Execs in Exit Deals

SEC Clawback Rules May be Broader than Boards Remember

The Securities & Exchange Commission is on the verge of adopting proposed rules that would ultimately require companies to claw back incentive compensation from executives after filing a restatement to correct inaccurate financials. However, a memo released in June with the reopening of a comment period on the latest proposal is raising questions among legal… Continue reading SEC Clawback Rules May be Broader than Boards Remember