The Professional Standards of Executive Remuneration Consultants

This book examines the professional standards of executive remuneration consultants and their in-house counterparts in providing remuneration committee advisory services. It is based on a qualitative empirical doctoral research exercise involving 53 participants in the UK executive pay scene and covers 18 aspects, including independence, accreditation/qualification, and licence to practise. It provides novel insights into this previously under-researched area of corporate governance/financial regulation and will be of interest to those involved in the UK executive remuneration scene, as well as academics in universities and business schools.

Format: Hardback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Executive remuneration consultants play a crucial role in the pay determination processes of remuneration committees, whether people love them or hate them. This book focuses on the professional standards of these consultants and their counterparts, such as Human Resources Directors and Head of Reward, in providing advisory services to remuneration committees. The author, a 25-year veteran in the field, has extensive experience working globally, particularly in the financial services sector.

The book is based on a qualitative empirical doctoral research exercise involving 53 participants from the UK executive pay scene, including regulators, institutional shareholder bodies, proxy advisors, remuneration committee chairs/members, executive remuneration consultants, and in-house executive reward specialists. The objective was to draw conclusions that could benefit UK practice and contribute to the relevant academic scholarship on executive remuneration consultants.

The research covered 18 aspects, ranging from examining the independence of consultants to exploring the possibility of a specialized accreditation/qualification and/or license to practice regime for their services. This book offers novel insights into a previously under-researched area of corporate governance and financial regulation.

This book is of interest to individuals involved in the UK executive remuneration scene, including government officials, regulators, and other parties mentioned earlier. It is also valuable for academics in universities and business schools, as it provides insights into remuneration regimes that share similarities with the UK's. The author hopes that overseas remuneration regimes that have similar principles will find this book useful as well.

Weight: 616g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032078588