What keeps executive comp committee members awake at night?

The folks at Equilar helpfully categorized the subjects of the custom research requests the executive compensation data and benchmarking firm received in a recent 30-day period.

Here’s how the requests break down by topic:

1) (tie) Director Compensation and Benchmarking Pay (17.6 percent of all requests each);

2) Equity Practices (14.6 percent);

3) (tie) Ownership Practices and Retention Bonuses (8.8 percent each); and

4) (tie) Board Consultant Data, Governance Policies, Historical Executive Pay Data, and Option Exchange Trends (5.9 percent each); and

5) (tie) Benefits and Perquisites, Transition Agreements, and Treatment of Equity at Retirement (2.9 percent each). ###