Mike Esser Email & Phone Number

Mike Esser is a Managing Director with Pearl Meyer in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Esser has more than 25 years experience as an advisor to Boards and senior management in executive and Board compensation, compensation strategy and annual and long-term incentive/equity plan design. His consulting experience covers a variety of industries and company organizational and developmental stages, including startup/pre-IPO, privately-held, public, cooperatives and non-profit organizations.Mike is a frequently published author on compensation topics, and a sought-after speaker at numerous forums including the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD); Directors Forum; NYSE Governance Services/Corporate Board Member West Coast Board Room Summit; USC Corporate Governance Summit; the Forum for Corporate Directors and the Corporate Directors Group. Mike also holds the Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP) designation through the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals.Specialties: Executive compensationBoard compensationCompensation Committee governanceShort-term incentive designLong-term incentive design Equity plan designIndustry experience - gaming, retail/apparel, manufacturing, REITs, real estate, pre-IPO, private equity

Listed skills include Executive Pay, Incentive Programs, Deferred Compensation, Compensation Structures, and 14 others.

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