2011 Benefits and Perquisites Report

In a climate of increased attention, perquisites for CEOs and other executive officers have come under some of the harshest criticism. Our new report examines Fortune 100 CEOs from 2005 to 2010, evaluating how the financial crisis and the recession have changed boards' approach to perks. A few of our findings:

• Total "other" compensation drops: After falling 28.3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the median value of "other" compensation for F100 CEOs fell again in 2010, with a more modest decline (8.3 percent) from 2009 levels.
• Tax gross-ups on the chopping block: The median value of perquisites related to tax gross-ups fell 48.4 percent from 2009 to 2010. Their prevalence decreased from 50 percent in 2009 to 25.3 percent in 2010.
• Eliminating some perquisites is on the rise: In 2010, 14.7 percent of F100 companies indicated that they would eliminate some executive perquisites in late 2010 or early 2011. The most frequently eliminated perk was tax reimbursements, with 7.4 percent of companies eliminating them.

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