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Executive Summary
Market Trends
Emerging Issues
Currency – conversion of U.S. peer data into Canadian dollars, paying all directors in U.S. dollar and/or paying in the currency of residence (e.g., U.S. directors in U.S. dollars)
Committee chairs – less differentiation in Committee Chair compensation as the scope of other committees (e.g., HR and Governance) continues to increase relative to the Audit Committee
Equity compensation – granting restricted share units instead of deferred share units to provide increased liquidity once share ownership guidelines are met
About This Author
Ryan Resch, Senior Partner
Ryan is a founder and Senior Partner of Southlea, a GECN Group company. He has over 20 years of experience consulting complex organizations across North America on executive and broad-based compensation including related governance considerations. He is often the named executive compensation consultant representing either the human resources committee and/or management. Prior to forming Southlea, he worked in Willis Towers Watson’s Toronto and Vancouver offices leading many of the practice’s large client relationships.
He leverages this expertise to bring stakeholders together and drive meaningful change aligned with key business and talent priorities. He is known for providing fresh and innovative thinking with his most recent research focused on connecting environmental, social and governance (ESG) with people and pay programs.