Semler Brossy Consulting Group has conducted a comprehensive ten-year study on publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) pay programs to understand the evolution of pay trends, emerging practices, and the driving forces underpinning the changes. Specifically, we have analyzed… Read more
Thinking longer-term is difficult when the world turns upside down. Executive pay is no exception. Our focus narrows to the items in front of us and getting past current obstacles. Eventually we focus on getting “back on track” when the existential risk passes or we get used to it, and the new “normal” gets shaped by these prior experiences. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the key tenets of executive compensation, especially the performance-based incentives that comprise the majority of executive pay. We are seeing a sharply divided corporate world: Pay plans in “essential” industries are thriving and often maxing… Read more
With widespread protests over persistent racism, many boards of directors are looking for their companies to do more to support racial equity. Here are considerations for different approaches that boards and management teams might pursue. Read more
Companies considering adjustments to in-flight performance share awards as a result of COVID-19 must consider accounting and disclosure implications of a modification to the awards. As a resource, we outlined some of the disclosure requirements, as well as formulas for… Read more
Semler Brossy drives this important incentive pay conversation forward. Read more
Many boards are expanding their succession management oversight to cover the next generation of talent. Read more
When to play offense or defense in executive compensation design - comparing approaches and identifying circumstances where each approach can work best to help newly public companies. Read more