Center Announces the Addition of Michele A. Carlin to Senior Leadership Team

The Center On Executive Compensation today announced that Michele A. Carlin, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications for Motorola Solutions, will join the Center and its parent, HR Policy Association, as Executive Vice President, effective August 1, 2014.

New York Times Annual Pay Critique Focuses on Quantum, Outliers, Impact of Stock Market

The New York Times published its final 2014 executive compensation survey, reporting that the average total pay for the 200 most highly paid executives rose six percent, and while acknowledging "an increase in the proportion of pay based on achieving tangible results," the spotlight was again on outliers and their levels of pay.

Annual Wall Street Journal and AP Pay Surveys Agree on Strong Link Between Pay and Performance

The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press released their annual executive compensation surveys, with both surveys finding on average that pay for large company CEOs did not increase as quickly as shareholder returns.

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According to Center data, nearly one in five S&P 500 companies included either a realized pay or realizable pay disclosure as a supplement to the summary compensation table.

During the 2013 proxy season, 466 S&P 500 companies reported say on pay results. 460 companies (98.71%) reported received majority support, averaging 91.84% support with a median of 95.49%.

Center Announces the Addition of Michele A. Carlin to Senior Leadership Team

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New York Times Annual Pay Critique Focuses on Quantum, Outliers, Impact of Stock Market

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Annual Wall Street Journal and AP Pay Surveys Agree on Strong Link Between Pay and Performance

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