Eric Henken

Eric Henken has nearly twenty years of executive compensation consulting experience and works with companies from a diverse mix of industries, company sizes, and life-cycle stages. He has experience partnering directly with compensation committees in the development of executive compensation programs that align the interests of executives and stakeholders.

He is a featured speaker at national industry conference events including the American Bar Association, WorldatWork, and Corporate Board Member.

Prior to joining FW Cook in 2018, he served as a director in Willis Towers Watson’s Executive Compensation practice.

Relevant Experience

• Competitive Pay Benchmarking
• Compensation Philosophy Development
• Annual & Long-Term Incentive Plan Design
• Executive Compensation Planning in Advance of an IPO
• Review of Compensation Trends & Regulatory Issues
• Merger & Acquisition Compensation Integration
• Outside Director Remuneration Review
• Pay-for-Performance Analysis
• Employment Contracts and Severance Termination Provisions

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

November 21, 2025
Corporate Board Member – Webcast
What the Proxies Don’t Tell Us: Real-Time Trends Impacting Executive Compensation
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September 18-19, 2025
Corporate Board Member – Boardroom Summit and Board Committee Peer Exchange
What 2025 Proxies Don’t Tell You
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November 9, 2022
American Bar Association Executive Compensation National Institute Event
Key Trends in 2023 Incentive Plan Design: The Evolution of ESG and the Balancing of Performance Alignment With Retention
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May 23, 2022
WorldatWork Annual Conference
LTI Design Trends in Today’s New Equity Compensation Landscape
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November 10, 2021
American Bar Association – Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
Incentive Plan Design and Redesign

Publications

April 10, 2024
Post-Pandemic LTI Design Trends
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November 11, 2021
2021 Director Compensation Report
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September 30, 2020
Prepping for a Post-Pandemic Proxy Season
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January 3, 2019
CEO Pay Ratio: Year 2 Planning
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November 27, 2018
ISS Releases 2019 Voting Policy Updates and Preliminary FAQs
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