Farient Advisors is pleased to announce the appointment of RJ Bannister as our newest partner and COO.
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Introducing Our Newest Partner, RJ Bannister
Dear Friend,
As we approach the end of Summer 2020, to say we live in uncertain times would be an understatement. Despite the upheaval, though, we at Farient Advisors are fortunate to be able to focus on enhancing our service to clients and growing our business.
To that end, I am pleased to announce the appointment of RJ Bannister as our newest partner and COO. RJ brings 30 years of compensation consulting experience. He has worked across a broad spectrum of companies across all industries on their Total Rewards strategies, executive compensation philosophies and on aligning their executive compensation programs, plans, policies and processes to their business strategies. RJ’s tremendous amount of experience across all types of companies will greatly benefit our company and our clients.
In addition to announcing RJ joining our team, I would also like to thank the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) for recognizing my colleague, Farient Partner Marc Hodak, and me for the Directorship 100, an annual recognition of the leading influencers in the boardroom. We are honored to be included.
Sincerely, Robin Ferracone
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Join Farient CEO Robin Ferracone and Partner R.J. Bannister for this NACD Carolinas Chapter virtual roundtable on September 18, 2020, from 3-4:30 pm EST, which will cover the future of ESG disclosure for corporations in the era of COVID-19, including how it relates to executive compensation issues. Registrants will receive a Zoom link and meeting materials a day before this event.
Robin is our Founder and Chief Executive Officer. She is the author of the book entitled, “Fair Pay Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay” and is a frequent presenter for well-known organizations including Council of Institutional Investors, Society for Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and The Conference Board, among others. Robin has written extensively on the topics of performance management, incentive plan design, goal setting, and corporate governance. She has been quoted by several business and industry publications including, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Learn more about Robin.
Farient Advisors LLC Is an independent executive compensation, performance and corporate governance consultancy. Farient provides a comprehensive array of services, including compensation program design, board of directors compensation and investor communications. Farient is located in Los Angeles, New York, Louisville and Dallas and covers clients in more than 30 countries through its partnership in the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group (GECN). For additional information, please contact us at info@farient.com.
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