Talent & Rewards

Executive Compensation

The last few years have been a period of significant turmoil and change. Companies are balancing the competing demands of shareholders’ views, changing regulation and the need to retain and motivate executives. At the same time, the political and media debate on executive remuneration has become ever more contentious.

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 programme 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 organisation – balancing the views of shareholders, executives and other stakeholders. We work with you to select the right performance metrics and goals – beyond just total returns 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.

For further information

Katharine Turner
UK Practice Leader, Executive Compensation
+44 20 7170 2823


 

Our services include:

Compensation Philosophy and Strategy
Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan Modelling and Valuation
Pay-for-Performance and Risk Assessments
Total Executive Compensation Assessment and Benchmarking
Share 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 programme 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.