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December 17, 2018

2018 Global Top 250 Compensation Survey

Research Report | By David ColeStephen Hom, Jason Light

FW Cook, FIT Remuneration Consultants and Pretium Partners are proud to present our inaugural Global Top 250 Compensation Survey. This report contains information on compensation levels for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer roles, the design of long-term incentives, and share usage at the 250 largest listed companies globally.

FW Cook and FIT Remuneration Consultants, the largest independent advisors to compensation committees in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively, have worked in association together for nearly a decade and were delighted to formalise their relationships with Pretium Partners last year. The association among the three affiliated firms, based in the US, Europe, and Asia, allows us to provide our clients with a truly global perspective.

david-coleDavid Cole
Managing Director

David Cole has over 25 years of human resources and executive compensation consulting experience. David’s client assignments have been with both public and privately held companies in industries that include: insurance, diversified financial services, pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturing, paper/packaging manufacturing, media, technology, business process outsourcing and professional services. David is also a specialist in assisting companies with M&A transactions and initial public offerings.

stephen-homStephen Hom
Principal

Stephen Hom works closely with clients across varying industries and specializes in incentive program design and compensation benchmarking. Stephen has fifteen years of executive compensation experience across his time with FW Cook and through prior roles in the human resources function of several large financial services and consumer goods companies. Given his background, he provides clients with a unique perspective on executive compensation issues and trends.

jason-lightJason Light
Director of Product

Jason Light joined the firm in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, he interned in Citigroup’s Sales, Trading, and Quantitative Analysis program. Through that program, he gained relevant experience in the financial services industry and was exposed to various internal metrics Citi used to value company performance.

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