Board Governance Series

Three must-have conversations for the compenation committee: pay for performance, risk, and supplemental benefits. Within each topic, Annette Leckie, Partner and Senior Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC, suggests what issues compensation committees should cover.

Albert Vondra, Partner, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, provides an overview of the FCPA, outlines FCPA risks from a director's perspective, and states the key elements of an effective compliance program. 

Good companies emphasize ethics because it can be very profitable. Alex Brigham, Executive Director, Ethisphere Institute talks about the three steps boards should take to drive a culture of ethics at their companies. 

The relationship between compensation consultants and compensation committees has changed a great deal over the years, according to Annette Leckie, Partner and Senior Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC. She explains the history and looks toward the future of the comp committee and its consultants.

Whether you believe in climate change or not, climate change-related risks and opportunities abound for businesses. Robert McCutcheon, Partner, Sustainability Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, says boards should oversee management teams as they develop a strategy to handle the risks and take advantage of climate change-related opportunities. 

"The short answer is yes." Experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Meridian Compensation Partners, and Ethisphere Institute weigh in with their opinions on whether the SEC's year-end proxy disclosure rules will improve board effectiveness.