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Laura Hay

Partner

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC

Dan Kaufman

Partner

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC

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Laura Hay

Partner

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC

Laura Hay is a partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC.  She has 25 years of experience advising institutions on executive compensation and its related governance.  Specializing in banks, insurance, diversified financials and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), she believes that financial institutions provide the foundation for a strong economy and that good corporate governance results in long-term sustainability and shareholder value.

 

Ms. Hay advises boards and management teams on a broad array of compensation issues.  Recent projects include compensation decision-making related to merger and acquisitions, equity plan strategy, pay and performance alignment, line of business compensation and proxy advisor guideline interpretation and consultation.

 

Prior to joining Meridian, Ms. Hay led the national banking industry group for a major compensation consulting firm.  She also has corporate experience and managed the global executive and director benefit and stock plan programs for Duke Energy Corporation.

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Dan Kaufman

Partner

Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC

Dan Kaufman is a partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, where he consults with boards of directors and senior management on all aspects of executive and director compensation.  Areas of expertise include competitive benchmarking, short-term and long-term incentive plan design, alignment of pay and performance, compensation disclosure and technical issues.  He advises public and private companies ranging from S&P500 companies to pre-IPO startups.

 

Mr. Kaufman has been involved with executive compensation issues for over 15 years both as a consultant and in a corporate role.  He has a broad range of industry experience covering retail, financial services, healthcare equipment and services, business services, consumer goods and media.  Mr. Kaufman co-leads Meridian’s retail team and is a member of the financial services team.  He is a frequent speaker and writer on executive compensation trends and developments.

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The M&A environment creates new compensation challenges as deals take longer, and the number of mergers of equals rises. This session includes topics such as retaining key talent pre-close, setting compensation when merged CEOs continue working for the combined entity, what to do when a deal falls through and combining disparate board compensation structures.

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