Committees : Compensation

Bank Services
DirectorCorps | December 18th, 2015

Talent Management at the Top

Jennie Carlson of U.S. Bancorp reveals how the bank focuses on executive-level talent management, including diversity and succession planning.

By: Bank Director Staff Writer
Article | November 19th, 2015

Compensation and Governance Committees: Sharing the Hot Seat in 2016

This article describes current issues that you will face as a member of a bank's compensation committee.

By: Susan O'Donnell
Article | November 13th, 2015

Playing Your Cards Right With Executive Compensation Disclosures

Kristine Oliver of Pearl Meyer explains why it’s never too early for the board to begin focusing on executive compensation disclosures.

By: Kristine Oliver
BD Article
Article | November 11th, 2015

Are Community Banks an Endangered Species?

The prospects for small banks look tough, as one speaker notes at Bank Director’s Bank Executive and Board Compensation Conference in Chicago.

By: Jack Milligan, editor-at-large for Bank Director
Article | November 11th, 2015

Keeping Your Compensation Committee On Track During the Busy Winter Season

Staying abreast of the compensation committee’s sizeable tasks means keeping to a schedule. What do banks typically do?

By: Susan O'Donnell
Article | November 9th, 2015

Compensation for Privately Owned Banks: What to Know

This article describes certain benefit plan designs attractive to privately owned banks.

By: David Shoemaker, Ken Derks
BD Article
Article | November 6th, 2015

Bank Compensation Committees Lose a Whole Lot of Discretion

On the eve of Bank Director’s Bank Executive and Board Compensation Conference in Chicago, Editor Jack Milligan writes about what has changed in bank compensation in a decade.

By: Jack Milligan, editor-at-large for Bank Director
Article | October 12th, 2015

How to Set Performance Metrics that Drive Success

Pearl Meyer’s Katherine Mahlum and Dan Wetzel describe how to dig deeper into setting bank wide performance goals to reward and motivate those team members for efforts required to meet your bank’s strategic objectives.

By: Katherine Mahlum, Dan Wetzel
Article | September 28th, 2015

Taking the Fear out of Phantom Stock

For private banks, synthetic equity can be a more attractive way to reward executives.

By: Michael Blanchard
Article | September 21st, 2015

Trends Emerging in Compensation Policies for Bank Executives

This article describes what banks are doing about clawbacks, stock ownership guidelines, and anti-hedging policies, among others.

By: Daniel Rodda, Shane Meredith