Todd Krauser

Todd Krauser joined FW Cook in 2015 and has 25 years of executive compensation consulting experience working with compensation committees and senior management teams. He works closely with his clients to ensure their executive compensation programs are responsible to shareholders and support the company’s short and long-term business strategy.

Todd’s areas of expertise include pay strategy development; incentive plan design; performance measurement linkages; governance and regulatory issues; CD&A disclosure; equity share plan authorizations; and non-employee Director pay.

He has advised companies of all sizes in a variety of industries, including health care, consumer brands, REITs, restaurants, banking and technology. Todd has also consulted on compensation issues for privately held companies as well as companies with special circumstances such as IPOs, joint ventures and spin-offs.

Todd has spoken on executive compensation related topics for national and regional industry groups. Recent presentations, articles and research reports have covered topics such as “Diving Deeper into the Evaluation of Executive Compensation Plans,” “Tools and Techniques for Aligning Pay and Performance,” “Trends and Best Practices,” and “Director Compensation.”

Relevant Experience

• Healthcare Industry
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Restaurants
• Banking
• Transactional Issues
• Aligning Pay and Performance
• Navigating Proxy Advisory Firm Policies
• Enhancing Disclosure (CD&A)
• Pay Strategy and Philosophy
• Incentive Plan Design

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

September 17, 2024
Corporate Board Member – 20th Anniversary Celebration Boardroom Summit and Board Committee Peer Exchange
How to Handle Special Compensation Actions
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June 14, 2023
Harvard Law School
Corporate Governance Roundtable
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June 6, 2022
WorldatWork
Executive Compensation Immersion Program: Determining Competitive Executive Pay
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June 3, 2022
WorldatWork
Executive Compensation Immersion Program: STI Design Strategies
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Publications

September 20, 2023
Getting Goal Setting Right
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September 21, 2018
The Direction of Director Pay – Corporate Board Member Magazine
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November 22, 2017
2017 Director Compensation Report
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