CEO Base Salary Change Projections For 2026: How It Compares
An exclusive look at projections for salary changes in 2026 for CEOs and how they compare to other titles as well as how they compare to previous years.
An exclusive look at projections for salary changes in 2026 for CEOs and how they compare to other titles as well as how they compare to previous years.
Amid rising retention risks, private companies are taking a page out of public companies’ playbook and using long-term incentives as a strategic lever. Here’s how to make LTI work for your business.
Just-released compensation data at private U.S. companies finds CEO bonus pay as a percentage of base salary at multi-year lows, with 2026 forecasts pointing to little improvement.
The backlash against Warner Bros. Discovery’s executive pay packages signals a growing intolerance among investors for perceived excess. For CEOs, it’s a sharp reminder: accountability at the top is critical.
The ruling will bring even more attention to how boards compensate key executives.
How far are shareholders willing to go to curb rising executive compensation?
Our annual survey of C-suite compensation offers an inside look at how much the nation’s business leaders—all of them, not just at huge public companies—are actually bringing home, and where it’s headed. And no, it isn’t tens of millions.
With the added shareholder scrutiny of comp plans and this new potential legal liability, boards might want to consider the following steps.
Our annual survey of C-Suite comp offers a much-needed reality check amid the swirl of high-pitched headlines.
Chief Executive’s most recent CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies shows 39 percent of U.S. companies reduced their CEO’s base salary in 2020 in response to the pandemic. A deeper look.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.