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August 15, 2017

Pay Ratio: From the ’77 Archives

Broc Romanek

Hat tip to Deloitte Consulting’s Mike Kesner for sharing this 1977 WSJ op-ed from Peter Drucker on the notion of pay ratios. Executive pay was considered excessive even back then!

For those registered for the upcoming “Pay Ratio & Proxy Disclosure Conference,” tune in today for the second in a series of three monthly webcasts that serve as a pre-conference: “Pay Ratio Workshop: What You (Really) Need to Do Now.” The first webcast was on July 20th (transcript & audio archive available); the third webcast is September 27th.

The speakers for today’s webcast are:

Mark Borges, Principal, Compensia
Keith Higgins, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Scott Spector, Partner, Fenwick & West

Register Now: This is the only comprehensive conference devoted to pay ratio. Here’s the registration information for the “Pay Ratio & Proxy Disclosure Conference” to be held October 17-18th in Washington DC and via Live Nationwide Video Webcast. Here are the agendas – 20 panels over two days. Register today.