Case Study 3 of 4: Replace absolute financial goals with relative financial goals
Given the continued uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on the earnings outlook for almost every corporate issuer in 2020, ICS took a “pen-to-paper” approach to illustrate a series of potential frameworks Compensation Committees could consider for adjusting annual incentive goals or metrics in 2020 in an effort to establish a more realistic structure for properly incentivizing executives.
This is the second in a series of four case studies. All frameworks are intended to be illustrative in nature and do not reflect a specific recommendation on behalf of ISS Corporate Solutions (“ICS”).