Paul Hodgson Quotes (21 Quotes)

I think some of the companies are trying to improve the situation. To be honest, if I can figure it out, I don't see why people who are leading some of the largest companies in the country shouldn't be able to figure it out as well.

It's definitely a good thing for corporate governance. They are ahead of the curve.

Small companies are still seeing significant pay growth.

Most people have no alternative, particularly those who live in rural areas. A lot of motorists tell us that if there was a decent and affordable public transport system they would use that ... but we are still a long way from having an alternative.

This is certainly a note of cautious optimism for those who have criticized them.

Smugglers are packing the frozen meat in China and saying it's from other sources. It's easy to just print a box.

With CEOs receiving an average 15 million to start, and 16.5 million to finish, ... they hardly need to make any money in between.

The perception has been growing that it is better that there be a clear line of distinction between the people the board hires and the people hired by the corporation.

This will continue to be a hot topic for a lot of tech companies. Companies are beginning to realize that their time is limited for ignoring the cost of options.

In the vast majority of cases, personal use of corporate aircraft is an invalid use of shareholders' money. If we're going to pay them more, I'd rather see it related to performance.

The link between long-term value growth and long-term incentive awards is broken at too many companies if it was ever forged properly in the first place.

This is a classic example of pay for failure.

In the past four years, there's been a definite increase in shareholder activism.

Given that they waited until the market closed on that day, and on the day of their annual meeting, it's obvious that they didn't want to tell anybody about it until that point. And if they didn't put him up for re-election, that would have announced to t

Ultimately, it will make it a better decision.

They were the glamour end of the business.

A lot of other candidates from the wider financial industry wouldn't raise the notion of a conflict of interest.

It's more with his influence on Wall Street.

It's a very rare occurrence that an entire corporate culture is responsible for the charges they're being held accountable for. The prosecution of individuals is a far more effective way to go about discouraging this type of activity.

Over the past few years, we're talking about a few out of the hundreds and hundreds of CEOs who have been terminated, so it is pretty unusual.

The grant of the stock options, however, is less excusable. What they've done is not particularly wise (in this era of scrutiny), but certainly, it's not illegal.