Advanced Concepts in Executive Compensation

Delving Into the Issues of Rewarding Top Talent

This class concentrates on strategic issues affecting executive compensation and key technical aspects of the regulatory environment. It covers U.S. accounting, taxation, securities issues, performance measures, long-term and short-term incentives and other aspects of executive compensation. The goal of this seminar is to enable participants to effectively interact with board of directors as well as internal or external tax, financial, legal and planning professionals. Please note that this course focuses on the design and administration of programs prevalent in publicly owned/traded companies.

• Gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of corporate governance to safeguard and increase value of shareholder investments
• Acquire a deeper understanding of accounting and tax considerations for executive compensation
• Obtain an overview of major securities regulations and their requirements
• Take a detailed look at the proxy statement including disclosure requirements and components of public communication
• Discuss the appropriate use of performance measures and essential plan design concepts for short-term incentive plans
• Examine the factors that influence long-term incentive vehicles and design alternatives
• Review other executive compensation issues