Nominating/Governance Chair Survey 2023
Nominating/governance committees today are re-focusing on the fundamentals when it comes to board composition. Spencer Stuart’s latest annual survey of nominating/governance committee chairs, conducted in the first quarter of 2023, shows how committees are shining…
Director Compensation: Increases Are Back Among the Largest US Companies
These companies are trendsetters and can provide early insights into evolving pay practices across the broader public company marketplace. This report reflects a summary of pay levels and pay practice trends based on 2023 proxy disclosures….
Here’s how much big companies are paying their board members according to the latest data
Some companies create the wrong impression about how much board members should get paid. Take Tesla, where board directors were in the news last month for, among other reasons, getting forced to return a sizable chunk….
The Power of Being T-Shaped: A Guide to Becoming an Exceptional Non-Executive Director
In the realm of corporate governance, non-executive directors (NEDs) play a crucial role in providing independent oversight, strategic guidance, and diverse perspectives to organizations. As the demands on boards become greater, chairs and nomination committees are looking for NEDs…
Sending it forward: Successfully transitioning out of the CEO role
When you’re a celebrated CEO who has successfully led a company through multiple cycles of performance improvement, it’s hard to imagine looking like a Keystone Cop at the end of your career as you pass the baton. Yet, as the transition gets closer, the reality that you’ve never actually done a…
What change is more women on boards creating?
Now that the corporate banners declaring support for gender equality on International Women’s Day have come down, it is worth reflecting on what practical steps businesses need to take to ensure this commitment is enduring…
Him For Her And Crunchbase 2022 Study Of Gender Diversity On Private Company Boards
As investors and other stakeholders put increasing pressure on public companies to build boards that better reflect society, the root cause that inhibits board diversity has become clearer. It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s a network problem…
Global CEO Turnover Index
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed trends in CEO turnover. As it brought new risks to organizations throughout 2020, the number of CEO departures fell each quarter. And the trend continued alongside the pandemic in 2021, with the global annual turnover rate falling from 10% in 2020 to 8.9% in 2021….
2023 S&P 500 New Director and Diversity Snapshot
Today’s boards face an increasingly complex business environment, an intensifying regulatory environment and growing activism by investors and other stakeholders. In response, they are focusing on their own composition and taking a strategic approach to director appointments…
Women on boards make companies more valuable during a takeover
Boards that convened more frequently landed better deals, and that effect was enhanced when a company had at least one female director—even more so with two. Having two directors with experience navigating a takeover was also linked to higher sale prices. And a board’s ability to negotiate higher …
