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What Board Members Need To Know About Annual Incentive Plans
On today’s episode, we’re joined by George Paulin and Gerard Leider, both partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. George and Gerard discuss executive compensation and annual incentive plan design.
Key Takeaways:
(02:33) Typical annual incentive plans use financial metrics tied to business goals and strategy.
(04:13) The most common financial metrics are profits, returns or cash flow.
(08:23) Companies are moving away from formulaic threshold-to-maximum goal ranges.
(11:18) Macroeconomics creates uncertainty in annual planning and goal setting.
(15:16) Realistic goal setting is crucial, especially in down years.
(19:59) Find the balance between performance risk and leverage in payout curves.
(20:42) Set motivational yet achievable goals.
Resources Mentioned:
George Paulin -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-paulin-2b9b5111/
Gerard Leider -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-leider-7348501/
Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC -
https://www.meridiancp.com/
This episode is brought to you by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Learn more by visiting MeridianCP.com.
#Compensation #Wages #SPAC #Equity #ExecutiveCompensation #Clawback
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On today’s episode, we’re joined by George Paulin and Gerard Leider, both partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. George and Gerard discuss executive compensation and annual incentive plan design.
Key Takeaways:
(02:33) Typical annual incentive plans use financial metrics tied to business goals and strategy.
(04:13) The most common financial metrics are profits, returns or cash flow.
(08:23) Companies are moving away from formulaic threshold-to-maximum goal ranges.
(11:18) Macroeconomics creates uncertainty in annual planning and goal setting.
(15:16) Realistic goal setting is crucial, especially in down years.
(19:59) Find the balance between performance risk and leverage in payout curves.
(20:42) Set motivational yet achievable goals.
Resources Mentioned:
George Paulin -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-paulin-2b9b5111/
Gerard Leider -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-leider-7348501/
Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC -
https://www.meridiancp.com/
This episode is brought to you by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Learn more by visiting MeridianCP.com.
#Compensation #Wages #SPAC #Equity #ExecutiveCompensation #Clawback
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