Research Report | By Tyler Janney, Matt Dempsey, Jeanie Downs, Elaine Fouts, Jack Walsh, Alex Weinstock

FW Cook’s inaugural 2025 Executive Perquisites Report analyzes the prevalence and value of perquisites (or “perks”) at S&P 100 companies from 2021 to 2024, focusing on Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and average other Named Executive Officers (NEOs).

Research Report | By Noah Kaplan, Eva Gencheva, Alyssa Imelio

Executive severance practices have evolved over the last decade, with changes influenced in part by large institutional investors and proxy advisors. This report summarizes current market severance practices for CEOs and CFOs, with specific focus on arrangement types, qualifying termination definitions, cash severance, equity treatment, continued health and welfare benefit duration, excise tax treatment, and restrictive covenants.

Research Report | By Marco Pizzitola, Joe Sorrentino

Effective CEO succession is critical to the potential success of a company. For a CEO to set and execute a winning strategy, a stable, engaged, and high functioning team is needed in the C-suite. However, CEO succession can often result in the departure of other senior executives. One common strategy to limit post-succession turnover is to make special retention grants to some or all of the leadership team.

Research Report | By Dana Etra, Erin Bass-Goldberg

Severance practices for executives have changed significantly in recent years, both in CIC and non-CIC situations. As a result of this changing landscape, the past few years have seen notable severance practice reform. This study examines severance and CIC practices for CEO and CFO at 200 large- and mid-cap public companies across multiple industries.