While many aspects of compensation do not differ at the executive level (except that the dollars are normally larger), there are some important aspects that are significantly different such as: insider trading constraints, public reporting requirements (proxies) for public firms, high paid employee limits in qualified benefit programs, and more frequent use of long term incentives such as stock programs and employment contracts.

ECI's consultants can work with your Board and your management to develop an effective strategy and the relevant executive compensation programs to support your organizations long term strategies. As part of this effort, we can identify concerns that your executives, shareholders and Board members may have that need to be addressed in the programs. We can also identify relevant competitive practices and other factors that should be considered in the program design.  We also can assist in the development of compensation for your outside Board members. 

Many of these issues involve legal issues. We can either work with your law firm or utilize our legal associates to help you not only meet the letter of the law, but to assure that the programs designed are strategically appropriate for your firm and that they are competitive within your industry.  We can also assist in designing the right compensation program for members of your Board of Directors.