Compensation Workshop & Peer Exchange
Sponsored by: Blanchard Consulting Group and Chartwell Partners
Now a pre-conference event of the Bank Board Training Forum, the Bank Compensation Workshop & Peer Exchange provides an up-to-the-minute, hands-on, interactive overview for compensation committee members and Chief Human Resources Officers. The objectives of the pre-conference workshop are to equip participants to perform effectively and sustainably in their roles, to provide confidence in the execution of their duties and to give all attendees context in order to maximize their overall conference experience. Following the morning Workshop, attendees are broken into small groups for closed-door, off-the-record peer exchanges. Exclusive to bank attendees, this allows those from similar, non-competitive institutions the chance to meet for candid discussions around compensation issues. Groups are determined by title, type of institution (private or public) and bank asset size.
Sunday | September, 10
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration + Breakfast
Welcome
Lexie Grindstaff, Director of Business Development, Bank Director
9:05 AM – 9:40 AM
Has The Compensation Landscape Changed Since 2022?
Dr. Julie Bell, Leadership Advisory, Chartwell Partners
Mike Blanchard, CEO, Blanchard Consulting Group
Matt Brei, President, Blanchard Consulting Group
Sean O’Neal, Principal, Chartwell Partners
Scott Petty, Partner, Chartwell Partners
We start the workshop by talking about the latest trends in compensation, benefits, recruiting and retention. This interactive session allows you to compare how your bank’s compensation practices stack up compared to others in the industry. Compensation trends findings from last year’s workshop poll results will be compared to this year’s live results.
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM
Refreshment Break
9:50 AM – 11:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
During this time, we split the audience into two groups based on title to allow for a deeper dive on the issues relevant to your role.
Human Resources Breakout: Recruiting, Developing & Retaining Talent
Dr. Julie Bell, Leadership Advisory, Chartwell Partners
Sean O’Neal, Principal, Chartwell Partners
Scott Petty, Partner, Chartwell Partners
In this session, Chartwell shares practical tips to help your bank instill Gold Standard Talent Acquisition practices. We discuss succession planning and development for the executive and middle management layer and how to create career trajectories for emerging talent to build and retain your best.
Director Breakout: A Compensation Committee Member’s Roadmap to Success
Mike Blanchard, CEO, Blanchard Consulting Group
Matt Brei, President, Blanchard Consulting Group
This session focuses on the tools that a board member on the compensation committee needs to be a valuable contributor to the committee. We cover best practices surrounding compensation committee structures and responsibilities. Topics include executive salaries, performance-based incentives (cash & equity), executive benefits and perquisites, along with director compensation.
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Refreshment Break
11:10 AM – 12:20 PM
Breakout Sessions
During this time, we split the audience into two groups based on title to allow for a deeper dive on the issues relevant to your role.
Human Resources Breakout: Being Strategic With Total Compensation
Mike Blanchard, CEO, Blanchard Consulting Group
Matt Brei, President, Blanchard Consulting Group
This session focuses on how Human Resources leaders can help their organization be strategic with its compensation dollars. We cover strategic salary structures and decision making, performance-based incentive plan design (cash & equity) and employee/executive benefits and perquisites. The session is intended to assist HR leaders in getting a place at the strategic compensation table for their organization.
Director Breakout: CEO Succession Planning & Board Evaluations
Dr. Julie Bell, Leadership Advisory, Chartwell Partners
Sean O’Neal, Principal, Chartwell Partners
Scott Petty, Partner, Chartwell Partners
In this session, we discuss how to build and measure the effectiveness of your emergency succession and long-term succession plan. Board participants walk away with tools and a playbook for success in having the right succession CEO candidates on the bench. Additional topics covered include board evaluation and navigating the difficult conversations that are necessary to move the board forward.
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop Peer Exchange Session 1: Key Compensation Conversations
Off-the-record peer exchanges, exclusive to banker attendees, allow those from similar, non-competitive institutions the chance to meet in closed-door sessions for candid discussions around compensation issues. Groups are determined by title, type of institution (private or public) and asset size of the bank.
Compensation Committee Chairs and Members may discuss topics such as:
- What metrics have you built into your short- and long-term incentive plans?
- Does your compensation committee work with the board’s audit/risk committee
- to make a determination on compensation risk, and how does that process work?
- Does your bank have anti-hedging, pledging policies or clawback policies?
Human Resources Officers may discuss topics such as:
- What are the biggest challenges your bank is having with executive compensation?
- How do you and your staff support the compensation committee?
- What types of performance measures do you use in your incentive plans for executives in your bank?
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Refreshment Break
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Workshop Peer Exchange Session 2: Finding & Developing Talent
The same groups of similar attendees meet in closed-door, off-the-record peer sessions for candid discussions around the issues of talent.
Compensation Committee Chairs and Members may discuss topics such as:
- What is the trajectory for young talent in your organization?
- How do you work with your Human Resources department?
- Do you have an emergency succession plan in place in the event of a sudden departure of your CEO or other key role on the senior team?
Human Resources Officers may discuss topics such as:
- Is there anything that your bank has done that would be helpful to share with the group around best practices related to talent acquisition?
- How do you balance your duty to the board and your duty to senior management, and how do you handle conflicts between the two when they arise?
- Are you considering or has your bank implemented a Universal Banker in branches?
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Bank Board Training Forum Welcoming Reception & Registration
We welcome all registered participants of today’s events, as well as those arriving in Nashville for tomorrow’s conference, to a networking reception at the JW Marriott Nashville.