Proxy Season Global Briefing: Executive Pay
Whether you call it compensation or remuneration, how — and how much — executives get paid is a lightning rod for companies and investors around the world. The 2024 proxy season even saw questions raised about the impact of local pay norms on broader market competitiveness. While shareholder voting patterns varied by region, there were […]
Maria Vu is a Senior Director, Bernadette O’Donoghue is a Director of Research & Product, and Silvia Gatti is a Director of Research at Glass, Lewis & Co. This post is based on a Glass Lewis memorandum by Ms. Vu, Ms. O’Donoghue, Ms.Gatti, Lisa Marie O’Malley, and Dimitri Zagoroff.
Whether you call it compensation or remuneration, how — and how much — executives get paid is a lightning rod for companies and investors around the world. The 2024 proxy season even saw questions raised about the impact of local pay norms on broader market competitiveness. While shareholder voting patterns varied by region, there were some universal trends, including the growing ubiquity of non-financial metrics — and a continuing uptick in total pay levels.
