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Daily Brief ESG: Issues Related to Outside Director Compensation Are Plentiful and more

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  • Issues Related to Outside Director Compensation Are Plentiful


Issues Related to Outside Director Compensation Are Plentiful

By Aki Matsumoto

  • A few companies have stock compensation plans for outside directors, but their common features are a majority of outside directors on the board and a high percentage of foreign ownership.
  • 8 million compensation for an outside director would be too low to devote much of his/her time to that company. Consequently, 17.5% of all outside board members serve multiple companies.
  • The need to raise the ratio of female board members amid the low percentage of women in managerial positions has increased the concurrent positions of female board members.

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