Matt Lum Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas

Promoted after demonstrating ability to lead and co-lead assignments for the firm’s key clients and providing meaningful contributions outside expected scope of responsibilities. Manage performance for a team of 3 direct and 3 indirect reports. Advise client Board Compensation Committees, from pre-IPO to Fortune 25.✪ DELIVERED RESULTS:• Supported business turnaround at Fortune 25, tripling company stock price by developing new executive compensation guiding principles and aligning executive pay programs with business strategy and desired culture. • Built an entrepreneurial culture at a mature-stage manufacturing company after designing and implementing an innovative annual incentive plan, encouraging division executives to establish rigorous and accurate EBITDA goals aligned with the growth vision.• Assisted numerous pre-IPO companies with the successful implementation of public company pay practices in connection with an IPO.

Houston, Texas Area

Joined FW Cook following its acquisition of Cogent Compensation Partners. Promoted from analyst to consultant and again to senior consultant after demonstrating a commitment to excellence, delivering high productivity, and successfully managing key relationships. Managed performance and delivery for a team of 3 consultants and analysts, engaging in projects for private and publicly-traded clients across a variety of industries.✪ DELIVERED RESULTS:• Led Change Management Efforts. Helped newly constituted Board of Directors and executive leadership team create a pay-for-performance culture by coaching human resources leadership, designing employee communication materials, and leading executive workshops to upskill the leadership team following a proxy fight settlement.• Redesigned salary/compensation grade structure for a global energy company following a comprehensive analysis of the competitiveness of current grade structure versus market pay levels, relative internal pay equity amongst technical and non-technical jobs, and attrition within different departments.• Developed an equity plan framework that allowed a newly public, private-equity backed portfolio company to successfully transition from a private-equity long-term incentive plan to a more traditional public company long-term incentive plan.

Houston, Tx

Conducted outreach campaign for S&P 500 company to help garner shareholder support for the company’s say-on-pay proposal following an “against” say-on-pay recommendation from ISS. Participated in calls with the company’s largest institutional investors to explain go-forward design changes that emphasized performance-based compensation. Outreach efforts resulted in over 80% shareholder support for the say-on-pay proposal.

Houston, Tx

Spearheaded an internal analysis to better understand the relationship between customer satisfaction scores and client attrition.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Emphasis: General Management

Ba, Economics