{"id":564,"date":"2022-04-06T21:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highclasswriters.com\/blog\/?p=564"},"modified":"2022-04-06T21:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:53:10","slug":"executive-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highclasswriters.com\/blog\/executive-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Executive Compensation<br>Jay MacDowell, Andrew Adelman xunhaoliang<br>Named Executive Officers<br>-John Donahue II &#8211; President and Chief Executive Officer<br>-Mark Parker &#8211; Executive Chairman<br>-Matthew Friend &#8211; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>-Andrew Campion &#8211; Chief Operating Officer<br>-Heidi O\u2019Neill &#8211; President, Consumer and Marketplace<br>Executive Summary<br>-Executive Compensation Program received 54% approval from shareholders<br>-Shared additional compensation program details<br>-Shareholder satisfaction<br>Base Salary + Annual Cash Incentive + Long Term Incentive<br>-Annual incentive &#8211; based on company performance during fiscal year<br>-Long Term &#8211; company performance over 3 years<br>CEO pay<br>-Compensation Committee stated a payout of 90% was paid to all NEO\u2019s<br>Guiding Compensation Principles<br>-Highly incentive based to drive results and shareholder value<br>-Long term incentives to increase alignment between executives and<br>shareholders, support retention, emphasize long term performance<br>-To foster teamwork they align compensation across executive roles<br>-Determine compensation by considering all factors relating to the business and<br>the market for top tier talent<br>Compensation Elements<br>-Base Salary- fixed cash<br>-Annual Cash Incentive Award &#8211; Earn 0%-150% based on company<br>-Long Term Incentive Awards<br>Cash &#8211; cash based on company performance 0%-200%<br>Stock &#8211; options and restricted stock units (retention)<br>Benefits<br>-No pension or supplemental retirement plan<br>-Home securities and financial planning services<br>-CEO and Chairman have limited personal use of company aircraft<br>-Certain executive officers can receive products, event tickets, and travel benefits<br>not offered to all employees<br>Executive Compensation Governance<br>-Base a majority of total compensation on performance and retention incentives<br>-Mitigate undue risk by using multiple performance periods and metrics, incentive<br>payment caps, and a clawback policy (all payments)<br>-Base incentive awards on clearly disclosed, objective performance goals<br>Maintain robust stock ownership guidelines<br>-Vest stock-based awards over time to promote long-term performance and retention<br>-Provide only double-trigger change-in-control acceleration for stock-based awards<br>Determining Executive Compensation<br>-The compensation committee evaluates the performance of the CEO and reviews<br>the performance evaluations of their other named executive officers.<br>-Compensation committee then recommends their compensation for approval by<br>the independent member of the board.<br>-Compensation committee also grants equity incentive awards under the Nike Inc.<br>Stock Incentive Plan.<br>-Other executive incentive compensation arrangements and profit sharing plan<br>contributions are also recommended to the board by the committee.<br>Determining Executive Compensation (continued)<br>-Nike\u2019s human resources staff retains independent compensation consulting firms<br>to provide surveys and reports containing competitive market date.<br>-However, these consultants do not formulate executive compensation strategies<br>for Nike or recommend individual executive compensation.<br>-The human resources staff uses the surveys and reports to make<br>recommendations to the compensation committee concerning executive<br>compensation.<br>Peer Group<br>-Compensation committee uses a peer group to provide a reference for assessing<br>executive compensation levels and practices.<br>-Peer Group consists of companies with similar revenue size, market<br>capitalization, brand value, products, or markets or with which they compete for<br>executive talents.<br>Peer Group (continued)<br>-Nike\u2019s peer group consisted of the following companies in 2021: American<br>Express Company, Best Buy Company, Inc., The Coca Cola Company,<br>Colgate-Palmolive Company, Comcast Corporation, The Gap, Inc., Kellogg<br>Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, McDonald\u2019s Corporation, Microsoft<br>Corporation, Mondelez International Inc., Oracle Corporation, Pepsico Inc.,<br>Proctor and Gamble Company, Starbucks Corporation, Target Corporation, TJX<br>Companies, The Walt Disney Company.<br>Peer Group (continued)<br>-Nike\u2019s peer group seems reasonable because it includes companies that share<br>similar characteristics. Financial professionals can compare companies in the peer<br>group and the peer group can be helpful for equity analysis.<br>Clawback policy<br>-Under the clawback policy, an executive officer who is involved in wrongful<br>conduct that results in a restatement of the Company\u2019s financial statements must<br>repay to the Company up to the full amount of any incentive compensation that<br>was paid based on the financial statements that were subsequently restated. 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