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Executive Compensation Podcast: Conversations on Executive Pay & Compensation Committee GovernanceAuthor: Meridian Compensation Partners
The Executive Compensation podcast from Meridian Compensation Partners is a vital resource for compensation committees, seasoned compensation professionals, or curious learners to explore all aspects of executive compensation. We dive into all kinds of topics around how to plan executive pay, bonus, and salaries. We talk to seasoned experts about corporate governance, investor relations, and more. Tune in for an in-depth exploration of executive compensation from every different angle. Language: en Genres: Business, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Major Changes Ahead for Executive Pay Disclosure and Oversight
Episode 42
Thursday, 15 January, 2026
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ed Hauder, Principal at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Ed examines the major regulatory, disclosure and proxy advisor developments shaping executive compensation in 2026, including potential SEC reforms, evolving pay-for-performance standards and growing scrutiny of proxy advisors.Key Takeaways:00:00 Introduction.01:06 Compensation committees are preparing for a pivotal year driven by regulatory and proxy advisor developments.02:03 New SEC leadership has reopened discussions around executive compensation disclosure rules.05:06 Pay versus performance and CEO pay ratio disclosures continue to draw criticism despite being mandated by Dodd-Frank.07:30 Possible disclosure changes could influence how committees approach pay design decisions.09:54 Proxy advisors are facing renewed political, legal and regulatory scrutiny.11:33 ISS is moving its pay-for-performance analysis from a three-year to a five-year timeframe.13:19 Longer vesting and retention requirements introduce uncertainty into acceptable pay structures.17:23 Glass Lewis is revising its benchmarking and pay-for-performance evaluation methodology.21:33 Tariffs and economic uncertainty are complicating goal-setting and payout discussions for future cycles.This episode is brought to you by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Learn more by visiting MeridianCP.com. #Compensation #Wages #SPAC
