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When companies begin to disclose CEO-to-worker pay comparisons in 2017, it could demonstrate that women CEOs have more reasonable ratios. But it may more likely be the case that firms with higher proportions of women employees will have more eye-popping numbers. “I think that’s likely to be true. The way the ratio is calculated, it’s…

…“I think the impact will be relatively small, as I don’t see investors spending a lot of time looking at it,” says Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates, a compensation consulting firm. “But it will be one more headache for companies, and it will require some additional expenses to comply with.”… Global Finance Magazine…

‘Uncomfortably Close’ The 61 percent tally is “uncomfortably close to 50 percent,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation-consulting firm Johnson Associates. “You don’t want to fail the vote, not at a big bank.” Bloomberg / May 19, 2015 READ ARTICLE

…But some say the rules seemed designed more to shame companies and their executives than to provide shareholders with any meaningful insights. “If you are a serious shareholder, you know what the stock has done, and you can come to your own conclusion about whether the C.E.O. is the right leader,” said Alan Johnson, managing…

…While Mr. Fleming was one of the highest paid of his peers, his raise was consistent with brokerage executive pay increases across the board, according to Jeff Visithpanich, a managing director at Johnson Associates, which specializes in executive compensation. “If you look at just asset management, I would take that to say they thought he…

…“In good times the generals eat first and the troops eat last,” says Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc. With the crisis still fresh in people’s minds, he says, that dynamic is much less pronounced… The Wall Street Journal / April 6, 2015 READ ARTICLE

…To compete, Wall Street needs to improve its treatment of workers, says Alan Johnson of compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates. “The conventional wisdom for 30 years was that if you want to make the most money you go to Wall Street. But now you can make more money in tech, and you can have a…

…Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation consultant Johnson Associates, says the design of comp programs for banks has stabilized as companies have come to terms with regulations. He says that, in general, executives have a small salary, a moderate cash bonus and performance-based stock… Agenda / March 19, 2015

…Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates, said executives should expect to take a pay cut if there’s a scandal on their watch, even if the conduct happened prior to their time in that role. “The expectation is, you take a hit. It may not be your fault…the lesson for executives is…

…Johnson Associates says cash and stock bonuses for the banking industry are expected to be largely stagnant from a year ago. The mostly flat bonuses are driven by two things, said Alan Johnson, managing director of the firm. “It’s weak revenue growth and continued cost from regulation and litigation,” he said. “Profits are so-so.”…. Charlotte…