Executive Compensation Certification

Session 1 - Executive Compensation in a Total Rewards Strategy

Who is an executive?
Elements of executive rewards
Developing an executive rewards strategy
Base salary considerations
Market survey benchmarking
Performance measures, goals, metrics, and assessments

Session 2 - Taxation/Regulations, and Executive Benefits and Perquisites

Forms of taxation
Section 162(m) million dollar cap
SEC rules and regulations
Proxy disclosures
Primary regulatory influences
Introduction to short-term incentives
Strategic definitions of executive benefit programs
Examples of perquisites offered to executives
Golden parachutes for executives
Introduction to long-term incentives

Session 3 - Executive Short-Term Incentives

Short-term incentive approaches
Basis for setting goals and performance measures
Short-term incentive design framework for executives for all employees
Pragmatic applications
Step-by-step methodologies
Specific design examples and case studies

Session 4 - Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part One)

Long-term incentive programs, cash- and equity-based
Stock Options
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
Restricted Stock
Performance Shares

Session 5 - Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part Two)

Performance Unit Plans
Equity valuation methodologies
Pragmatic applications of long-term incentive programs
Specific design examples and case studies

• Executive compensation directors, managers, analysts
• Human resources professionals
• Compensation design professionals
• Total rewards professionals
• Chief executives
• Executive directors
• Board members
• Senior managers
• Compensation analysts and consultants
• Development staff
• Business owners
• Finance professionals
• In-house counsel

• This program has been approved for 5.0 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
• This program is valid for 5.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.