Executive Compensation and the Role of the Compensation Committee

Course Contents

1. Introduction
   - page 1
2. The Compensation Committee
   - page 2
   • Role and Responsibilities
     - page 2
3. Governance & Oversight
   - page 3
4. Plan Evaluation
   - page 4
5. Executive Performance Evaluation
   - page 4
6. Committee Support
   - page 5
7. Compliance
   - page 6
   • Tax Regulations
     - page 7
   • SEC Regulations
     - page 8
   • Accounting Standards
     - page 9
8. Independence of committee members
   - page 10
9. The Compensation Discussion and Analysis
   - page 11
10. The Executive Compensation Plan
    - page 12
    • Pay-for-Performance Relationships
      - page 12
11. Total Compensation
    - page 13
    • Annual Cash Compensation
      - page 13
    • Long-Term Incentive Plans (LTIPs)
      - page 14
    • Post-Employment Plans
      - page 15
      • Employment /Severance Agreement
        - page 16
12. Benchmarking & Peer Groups
    - page 17
    • Analytics - Example
      - page 17
    • Pay position strategy
      - page 18
13. Interactive Exercise
    - page 19
14. Your Turn Exercise
    - page 20
15. Summary
    - page 21