Say on Pay Presentation

Here’s a new presentation Robbi Fox and I just gave at Equilar’s Executive Compensation Summit in Washington, DC.  If you have any questions, just let me know.

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Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009

The Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009, Lessons to Consider When Requesting Shares, has been posted on the Special Reports page of this blog under “Reference Materials.” (Note: you’ll need to have the password to access this page. The password is available to anyone who signs up for Ed’s weekly newsletter in the left-hand [...]

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What are the Top 5 Industry Groups for Equity Plan Proposal Failures?

I’ve been working on a research report that analyzes the voting trends on equity compensation plan proposals during 2007-2009 with Reid Pearson of The Altman Group, and discovered something interesting. The equity plan proposal failures seem to be concentrated in just a few industry groups. Here are the top five industry groups for equity plan [...]

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NY Times Book Review: Money for Nothing

Today’s New York Times reviews a new book, Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards Is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Trillions, from a former investment banker, John Gillespie, at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, and the co-founder of Salon.com, who worked at Dow Jones and Time Inc., David Zweig . The [...]

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Launching 9/8/2009!

Thanks for visiting! Only a few more days until I officially launch this blog.  Until then, feel free to wander around, but keep in mind that things are still “under construction.” Also, please take a look at my presentation on implementing new equity compensation plans and plan amendments (link below): Equity Plans And Amendments Overview [...]

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