By Karim Ali on On Wednesday, June 10, Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner outlined the Obama administration’s new proposals on executive compensation. The proposals focused on greater independence of corporate compensation committees and giving shareholders a nonbinding vote on executive compensation, commonly known as ‘say on pay’ provisions. Geithner outlined five guiding principals for executive compensation, namely: compensation … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Earlier this week Aflac became the first large US company to offer shareholders the opportunity to approve compensation for top executives. Faced with an up or down vote, the shareholders resoundingly approved the $12 million pay package by a vote of 93 percent. Institutional investors and shareholder services have pushed proposals to give shareholders the … Continue Reading