The Frontier for Outplacement

Equity incentive plans are becoming the most popular means of attracting, motivating, and retaining top management. Sometimes, like the movie says, greed is good.

In a world where numbers mean everything, many banks are striving to find a meaningful standard for their executive compensation package that appeals to the CEO as well as to shareholders.

How much compensation would make you a better director? A more content one? Evaluating the directors compensation package can prove to be a delicate balancing act: offer too much and the bank risks shareholder dissent; offer too little and the liability for directors may prove greater than the prestige of community service. Our 1998 directors compensation study provides some insights and statistics surrounding the compensation dilemma.

New business doesn’t just roll in the door like it used to. The intense competition among banks and other financial companies has catapulted a once-sleepy aspect of the director’s role into a front-line issue: bringing in business for the bank.

We asked several individuals what advice they might offer Walter to resolve this dilemma.

Dramatic changes are reshaping the future of community banking.