Talent and Rewards

Executive Compensation

Research completed in October 2009 shows that most companies have made changes to their executive pay programs in response to economic and market turmoil, and many face growing shareholder pressure to better align pay and performance.

Towers Watson’s global expertise and experience can help you make sound decisions about how and how much to pay your senior executives.

A well-designed executive compensation program should encourage leaders to take appropriate risks to achieve key business objectives and align pay with performance. Towers Watson can help you develop plans that fit the needs of your organization — balancing the views of shareholders, executives and other stakeholders. We work with you to select the right performance metrics and goals — beyond just total return to shareholders — and to deliver the right mix of incentives to drive performance and retain experienced leaders.

Our insights are backed by real-world experience with leading companies, plus unparalleled tools, research, data and models. The result: trusted, objective solutions that give you peace of mind.

Our services include:

Compensation Philosophy and Strategy
Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan Modeling and Valuation
Pay-for-Performance and Risk Assessments
Total Executive Compensation Assessment and Benchmarking
Stock Ownership Strategy and Plans
Performance Measure Selection and Calibration
Board of Director Compensation and Plan Design
Executive Pensions

Why Towers Watson?

We are leaders in innovative thinking and pioneering new analytical methodologies. For example, we were the first to develop effective tools for assessing and mitigating compensation program risk.

Towers Watson maintains the industry’s most comprehensive global databases of executive compensation practices and data, including long-term incentives. Our compensation databases combine data from hundreds of companies across a broad range of sectors, so you get a rich and meaningful benchmarking tool — no matter your industry.

Our extensive proprietary research and publications will keep you on the cutting edge of the latest developments and trends in executive compensation.