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Alec Lentz

Principal, Los Angeles, CA

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Kenneth Sparling

Managing Director, Chicago, IL

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May 16, 2016

Scrutiny and Standardization of Director Pay

Article | The Corporate Board with FW Cook Thought Leadership by Alec Lentz, Kenneth H. Sparling

With more attention on board pay, programs are becoming more standardized and equity pay is usually in stock awards targeted at specific dollar values. Lawsuits are causing director-specific pay limits to become an emerging best practice.

Originally published in the May/June 2016 issue of The Corporate Board magazine, thought leadership was provided by FW Cook consultants Alec Lentz and Kenneth H. Sparling.

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alec-lentzAlec Lentz
Principal

Alec Lentz has vast executive and director compensation experience with companies of all industries and sizes, especially technology and life sciences, including for privately-held / venture-backed companies and recent IPOs. Alec believes that business strategy should inform compensation design and helps clients align pay with performance. He has written about pre-IPO compensation practices and director compensation, featured on the firm’s website.

kenneth-h-sparlingKenneth Sparling
Managing Director

Ken Sparling’s assignments have been with both public and privately-held companies in various industries. His consulting engagements focus on all aspects of executive and board compensation including annual and long-term incentive programs, employment agreements and change-in-control arrangements.