On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jamie McGough, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Jamie discusses strategies for evaluating the alignment between executive pay and company performance.

Key Takeaways:

(01:15) Total shareholder return is essential, plus profitability and other financial metrics relevant to the company.

(05:30) Treatment of performance plans requires judgment when analyzing pay.

(08:40) Overlapping cycles and grant timing complicate pay-performance analysis. No perfect solution exists.

(13:02) The CEO is central to focus on.

(17:41) Pay versus performance analysis is fundamentally a governance tool for committees.

(20:22) SEC disclosure rules focus on individuals and accounting values rather than pay structures.

Resources Mentioned:

Jamie McGough -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-mcgough-2007a9a/

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC | LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/company/meridian-compensation-partners-llc/

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC | Website -

https://www.meridiancp.com/

This episode is a repost of a previously released conversation with Jamie McGough, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Given the continued relevance of this discussion, we are sharing it again for our listeners.

Jamie discusses strategies for evaluating the alignment between executive pay and company performance.

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