What are the new SEC disclosure rules for executive compensation, especially the "risk" to the corporation of their compensation plans? How are companies dealing with these new rules -- what do the early returns from this proxy season indicate?  Are these new SEC requirements more of an annual risk assessment of compensation than disclosure rules -- is any company really going to make a disclosure that its compensation policies create a risk to the entity?  Will the RMG/ISS guidelines have as much, or more, impact than the SEC rules?  How will these rules relate to pay for performance?  Exactly what compensation programs are "unduly risky"?  What mitigation practices will companies adopt? What are the "best practices"that should be considered?

PANEL:

To discuss these timely issues, we have two experts in the compensation arena.  

John Aguirre is a Senior Partner at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, specializing in executive compensation and employee benefits, including tax, ERISA and federal and state securities laws.  John assists his clients design and administer a wide array of plans, including tax-qualified retirement programs (e.g., 401(k) plans), health and disability programs, equity-based compensation plans and all kinds of executive compensation arrangements.

Tom LaWer is a Senior Partner at Compensia, a management consulting firm providing executive compensation advisory services.   Prior to joining Compensia, Tom was a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Trauig and helped lead their national executive compensation practice, and also at Cooley Godward.  Before law practice, Tom was a CPA at KPMG in New York City.

MODERATOR:

Lon Allan is the Chairman of the Silicon Valley chapter of the NACD. A retired corporate and securities lawyer, Lon has served as an outside director on more than two dozen for-profit and non-profit boards, is a regular speaker at Stanford Directors' College and is Chairman of The Harker School, the largest independent K-12 in California.


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