"Fred Cook Speaks to Directors"

Here are Ten Reasons Why You, Too, Should Hear What Fred Cook Said!

Here are Text, including Reference Papers and Video Archive.

Here are the accompanying Course Materials.

With directors facing the daunting prospect of potential personal liability for their compensation decisions, Fred Cook, noted compensation consultant and Chair of Frederic W. Cook & Co., recently addressed over 200 directors assembled at Stanford Directors’ College—and directors nationwide via video webcast on CompensationStandards.com—Fred candidly discussed:

• Where we are today regarding CEO compensation
  
• How stock options got out of control
  
• Unmasking factors that lead to escalating CEO compensation
• What Boards and Compensation Committees can do to restore executive pay to proper balance and defensibility
  
• Where do we go from here, including steps to take to avoid potential liability

This important talk is the first leg to the 2nd Annual Compensation Conference, which will be held October 31 in Chicago and by nationwide video webcast (note that becoming a member now to compensationstandards.com to access Fred Cook's critical guidance will entitle you to a more than 50% discount for the October 31 Conference).

Cost: There is no charge to access the entire text and the video for members of CompensationStandards.com. Just go to CompensationStandards.com where it is now posted. If you are not a member, we encourage you to take advantage of the no-risk trial to access this groundbreaking guidance. 

Why You Need a Firmwide – Unlimited Users – License: With the stakes so high now, many companies and law firms are taking advantage of the No-Risk Firmwide Trial for just $1995 – so that all outside directors and staff can access this essential guidance NOW. (Even if you have an existing membership to CompensationStandards.com, you can upgrade to a firmwide so that all your outside directors and staff can access Fred Cook's critical guidance; you will receive a credit for any money you have already paid).
 

Who Should Hear What Fred Cook Said: Every director (and every advisor) - including CEOs and CFOs. And every person responsible for proposing, reviewing or implementing  executive and equity compensation plans or who counsels or advises boards, or prepares or reviews disclosures, including HR staff, lawyers, corporate secretaries, accountants and consultants.