2008 Pay Dirt Report
Even amid the global financial crisis, executive compensation remains a central aspect of investor concern. Many companies continue to pay their top executives soaring amounts of compensation even when performance ranges from mediocre to downright dismal. In our 2008 Pay Dirt report, we analyzed the compensation practices of over 3,000 US companies using our proprietary algorithm and model for measuring pay-for-performance. We spotlight those companies whose executive-compensation practices exemplify some of the best and worst in corporate America. We also identify several directors who have a pattern of overpaying executives, along with dozens of companies with exceptionally poor pay-for-performance practices. Furthermore, following two years of new SEC-mandated executive compensation disclosure, our review of companies' CD&As reveals a wide array of poor and unclear disclosure patterns over a broad range of industries.
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