In this podcast series, the Freshfields People & Reward team discusses key topics in the executive reward space for publicly listed and private companies in 2024, including considerations for remuneration committees, transatlantic regulatory concerns, and the structure of specific incentive arrangements.

In the first episode of this series, Being prepared for the (not so) unexpected: planning for executive exits, partners Alice Greenwell and David Mendel sit down to discuss the essential considerations for remuneration committees when an executive is leaving the company. Alice and David cover exit packages and the restrictions on publicly listed companies, as well as other tricky topics for companies to be aware of.