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Advanced Concepts in Executive Compensation
Certification Course: C6A

Delving Into the Issues of Rewarding Top Talent

This advanced-level course concentrates on strategic issues affecting executive compensation and key technical aspects of the regulatory environment. It covers U.S. accounting, taxation, securities issues, performance measures, long-term and short-term incentives and other aspects of executive compensation. The goal of this course is to enable participants to effectively interact with board of directors as well as internal or external tax, financial, legal and planning professionals. Please note that this course focuses on the design and administration of programs prevalent in publicly owned/traded companies.

• Gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of corporate governance to safeguard and increase value of shareholder investments
• Acquire a deeper understanding of accounting and tax considerations for executive compensation
• Obtain an overview of major securities regulations and their requirements
• Take a detailed look at the proxy statement including disclosure requirements and components of public communication
• Discuss the appropriate use of performance measures and essential plan design concepts for short-term incentive plans
• Examine the factors that influence long-term incentive vehicles and design alternatives
• Review other executive compensation issues

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for mid- to senior-level HR, finance and legal practitioners who work in executive compensation, consultants who advise companies on executive compensation, and members of the compensation committee of the board of directors who oversee executive compensation.

What You Will Learn

Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

• Executive compensation review
• Corporate governance
• Board of directors
• Shareholders

Advanced Accounting and Taxation

• Taxation
• Accounting for equity-based compensation
• Option pricing valuation models
• Earnings per share

Advanced Securities Law

• SEC Section 16
• SEC Rule 10(b)5
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• SEC proxy disclosure requirements

Performance Measurement and Short-Term Incentives

• Performance measures
• Short-term incentive plan design
• Goal setting and funding
• Payout approaches
• Payment alternatives
• Final consideration

Long-Term Incentives and Executive Performance

• Review of long-term incentives
• Factors affecting LTI selection
• Stock options
• Stock appreciation rights
• Restricted stock
• Other long-term incentives
• Performance shares
• Performance unit plans
• Phantom stock

Executive Compensation Issues

• Deferred compensation
• Employment contracts
• Director compensation
• Stock ownership guidelines

	Credits CCP: Elective through Dec. 31, 2009 Under Current Certification Requirements (compare current and new CCP requirements) Certificate in Executive Compensation: Required Recertification: 2 course, .5 Exam CEUs: 1.5 Course, .3 Exam CPEs: 16 CFP: 12 credits CPIM/CFPIM/CSCP: 14 points PHR/SPHR/GPHR recertification hours: 16
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