On the Agenda in 2024—“Issues Facing Compensation Committees in 2024” from Pay Governance summarizes numerous trending developments that should help inform the Compensation Committee’s agenda and shape its perspective and approach to executive compensation design, implementation, and pay-out. The issues, which are based on the firm’s engagements with board members and management, are broadly categorized by topic (Goal Setting and Performance Measurement, Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Design, and Corporate Governance) and accompanied by relevant guidance.
Managing the Agenda—Pearl Meyer’s “Four Facts Shaping Your Committee Agenda This Fall—And How to Address Them” suggests how Compensation Committees may react to and navigate four significant developments and trends: (i) expansion of the committee’s remit to encompass human capital management, (ii) ESG pay metrics, (iii) hyperactive regulatory environment, and (iv) pandemic-prompted changes in the way work gets done. The article aims to assist Compensation Committee members in managing an increasingly complex and expansive agenda.