June 18, 2013

Atlas Alerts
  • Thomas N. Tartaro joined Diligent Board Member Services as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
  • Steven C. Dixon title change to Executive Vice President, Operations and Geosciences and Chief Operating Officer at Chesapeake Energy.
  • Michelle Gass joined Kohls as Chief Customer Officer.
  • Robert D. Lawler joined Chesapeake Energy as Chief Executive Officer and Director.
  • Andre J. Hawaux joined Dick’s Sporting Goods as Executive Vice President, Finance, Administration and Chief Financial Officer.

Target’s Narrow Vote on Executive Pay Suggests Shareholder Discontent – The StarTribune

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“So far in 2013, 1,444 companies reported 90 percent or higher approval votes on Say on Pay, compared to 2,205 companies two years ago, according to data complied by Equilar.”
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Tech’s Highest Paid CEOs – CNN Money

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Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, prepared the data by looking at CEOs of technology companies that filed proxies by June 3, 2013.”
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Duke Energy Names Good to Succeed Rogers as CEO – The Wall Street Journal

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“Duke Energy Corp. said Tuesday that finance chief Lynn Good will become its next president and chief executive, succeeding Jim Rogers, who will continue as chairman until his retirement at year end.”
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ABB Appoints New CEO – The Wall Street Journal

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“Ulrich Spiesshofer will become ABB Ltd.’s chief executive effective Sept. 15, the power and technology company said Monday.”
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EMRISE Corporation Announces Results of 2013 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting – The Wall Street Journal

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“The stockholders also voted a sufficient number of non-binding advisory votes at the 2013 annual meeting to approve Proposal 3, the Company’s executive compensation; and to approve the one-year frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation in Proposal 4.”
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June 17, 2013

Atlas Alerts
  • Lewis A. Steverson resigned as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from Motorola Solutions.
  • Chris Dukelow resigned as Chief Financial Officer from Lenco Mobile.
  • Susanne D. Lyons resigned as Board Member from Gain Capital Holdings.
  • Sean M. Traynor resigned as Board Member from Amerisafe.
  • Gerald John Kochanski Sr. resigned as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary from Nephros.

CEO Pay, by the Numbers – Crain’s New York Business

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“The 27 heads of financial services firms earned nearly a third of the total dollars, according to research Equilar Inc. provided to Crain’s.”
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Fortunate 100: CEO Salaries Jumped 4.1% in 2012 – Crain’s New York Business

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“One area where New York did trump the rest of the country was in the bonus sphere. Bonuses grew a whopping 21.1% in 2012 from the previous year, according to data provided to Crain’s by Equilar.”
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Leucadia’s CEO: Now That’s a Bonus, Baby – Crain’s New York Business

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“Still, on his way out the door after a long career at Leucadia, Mr. Cumming perhaps unintentionally made some news. According to data prepared for Crain’s by Equilar, he was awarded the largest bonus for any CEO of a publicly traded company in New York last year.”
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