Compensation Lessons with Pearl Meyer & Partners, Pt. 1

Steve Van Putten, a Managing Director at Pearl Meyer and Partners, compensation specialists, joins Dan Daly, the Publisher of The Directors Letter.

In the first part of a three part interview, Steve and Dan discuss:

• The 2011 proxy season, what happened and what did not happen.
• Shareholder irritants, ignore them at your peril.
• Responsible pay practices, action versus talk.
• Outreach to major shareholders and rating firms: who, skill sets required and when?