Boards, compensation committees, and management are likely to find 2023 an especially challenging year for compensation.

• Shareholder support for say-on-pay votes is declining. 143 companies received a support level of 70 percent or lower (up from 102 in 2021, 109 in 2020, and 124 in 2019. With stock market reversals and an economic slowdown, investors are likely to scrutinize executive compensation even more closely.
• The war for talent at every level of the organization is not letting up, making it harder than ever to align the views of investors, the board, and management on compensation.
• At the same time, compensation committees and management face increased workload and complexity. Almost 75% of the S&P 500 now have tied executive (and sometimes employee) compensation to ESG performance. Over 25% of the Russell 3000 have now assigned key human capital topics – such as talent recruitment and development, and DEI – to their compensation committee.

Join Blair Jones, Managing Director of Semler Brossy; John Roe, Managing Director and Head of Investment Stewardship (Americas), BlackRock; Dan Bird, Director, Executive Compensation, Boston Scientific; and Paul Washington, Executive Director of the ESG Center, in discussing how companies prepare for decisions about 2022 and 2023 compensation, including:

• Key trends in executive compensation in 2022
• What Compensation Committees should expect in 2023
• How to make the most of ESG performance in incentive plans
• The expanding role of the Compensation Committee with respect to compensation and benefits for the broader workforce

Who should attend:

• Directors – especially members of compensation committees
• C-suite executives including CEOs, Chief Human Resources Officers and Generals Counsel
• Senior human capital professionals in the fields of compensation and benefits
• Senior governance professionals, including corporate secretaries, investor relations executives
• Other in-house and outside counsel
• Investors, compensation consultants, and other executive compensation professionals