Performance Award Design
More than one-half[1] of CEO pay is now performance based, and it is becoming increasingly complex. Is your company using metrics that are truly aligned with growing your shareholder value? Are these metrics realistic and achievable for executives?
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Average number of long-term performance metrics used by companies in the S&P 1500
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Average number of short-term performance metrics used by companies in the S&P 1500
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Percentage of companies that change at least one performance metric each year
Stay on the cutting-edge with ICS’ Award Simulator and expert advisory support. Backed by our extensive compensation data, ICS provides in-depth analysis, peer comparison, and scenario modeling and testing of compensation programs.
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Use metrics that demonstrate growth, return value to shareholders, and award executives
Does your company set goals that are too easy or too difficult? This stage looks at each metric to determine a balanced program that aligns company growth and appropriately motivates executives.
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Are the goals achievable and do they motivate executives to grow the company?
Through our premier solutions, ExecComp Platinum and ExecComp Design, clients can leverage our full offering of advisor-led performance award design services including scenario testing, goal setting, and metric selection.
ICS data and analysis will be used to compare incentive award programs to those of a company-defined peer group across a number of dimensions. We help clients design an effective executive compensation program, assuring that executives are incentivized to meet realistic and challenging company growth goals. Our seasoned advisors are available to guide clients through each step of the process with ongoing testing of performance award design and advice on presentation of rationale for award design decisions.
[1] Based on 2014 fiscal year filings for the ISS Incentive Lab universe of approximately 1,200 companies
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