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When we conducted a three year (2019 – 2022) pay and performance comparison of the top ~2,000 public companies (by market cap), we found CEO pay that was too far
Zayla™ is a leading executive compensation consulting firm. Our unique approach to compensation strategy, planning, and design aligns with your goals to attract, retain and motivate key talent.
Design and planning services for shareholders, corporate boards, compensation committees and management teams on annual compensation issues for public, private and not for profit organizations.
Advising boards, management, and professional service partners through specialized events such as bankruptcy, IPO, or an acquisition.
Working with shareholders, owners, boards, and management to develop effective and efficient corporate governance.
Zayla Partners™ is a premier executive compensation and governance consultancy. We believe talented people are the singular difference for any company’s success. Our team of expert compensation consultants develops innovative compensation strategies to allow your team to attract, retain, and motivate the best talent available with the greatest return on investment.
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Zayla Partners is a team of dedicated professional compensation consultants who have decades of experience advising public, private and not for profit organizations. We have advised some of the best performing company boards and management in the US to tailor their compensation strategy so they can attract, retain, and motivate the best talent available.
In today’s volatile market, creating and implementing effective compensation plans for executives, board members, and other company employees is a serious challenge. Companies are constantly balancing competing forces such as hyper inflation, low unemployment, the great resignation, volatile global markets, and the threat of a recession to ensure they are able to stay ahead of the labor market competition.
Our finely tuned approach combines your company goals with market compensation best practices and a view to the future so we can help you deliver the best return on compensation investment possible. We ensure our final compensation plans not only motivate and retain your current talent, but are attractive to star performers to join your team.
Delivering these finely tuned executive compensation strategies, employee compensation plans, incentive plan structures and corporate governance guidelines where boards, investors and management are all supportive is a balancing act that our experienced compensation consultants have mastered over the last 25 years.
A rigorous analysis tailored to ensure a solid grasp of your current compensation model compared to the competition.
Compensation plans designed to satisfy shareholders, board members, and more, while aligning with long-term company goals.
Effective and tailored annual incentive plans that navigate internal and external complexities while delivering the highest ROI.
Meet the challenges of shareholder, private company dilution, and perceived lack of long-term currency for nonprofits.
Inspire employee motivation by connecting the vision and mission of the company to goals and objectives, and finally to the performance plans.
Ensuring how much director pay is not only market competitive, but accounts for the liability and responsibility incurred.
Navigate the complexities of executive pay before, during, and after a change of control, while ensuring maximum value to all involved parties.
From long-term incentive plan design, to shareholder dilution modeling, to S-1 disclosures, we begin with your long-term goals in mind.
During restructurings, bankruptcies, and other similar matters, we motivate all parties to re-emerge as a strong and healthy company.
Expert reports for reasonable compensation, undercompensation, pay equality, shareholder oppression, disputes, sanctions, and more.
Meeting the challenges of nonprofit compensation: IRS sanctions, to 990 disclosures, to donor disdain, boards and management struggle.
Leading-edge compensation practices to conduct market analysis, job structure design, and total rewards design for all levels of employees.
Helping companies articulate how their mission, goals, and objectives tie into their total rewards philosophy and practices.
Working with our partners to ensure the best administration and 409A compliance possible.
A rigorous analysis tailored to ensure a solid grasp of your current compensation model compared to the competition.
Compensation plans designed to satisfy shareholders, board members, and more, while aligning with long-term company goals.
Effective and tailored annual incentive plans that navigate internal and external complexities while delivering the highest ROI.
Meet the challenges of shareholder, private company dilution, and perceived lack of long-term currency for nonprofits.
Inspire employee motivation by connecting the vision and mission of the company to goals and objectives, and finally to the performance plans.
Ensuring how much director pay is not only market competitive, but accounts for the liability and responsibility incurred.
Navigate the complexities of executive pay before, during, and after a change of control, while ensuring maximum value to all involved parties.
From long-term incentive plan design, to shareholder dilution modeling, to S-1 disclosures, we begin with your long-term goals in mind.
During restructurings, bankruptcies, and other similar matters, we motivate all parties to re-emerge as a strong and healthy company.
Expert reports for reasonable compensation, undercompensation, pay equality, shareholder oppression, disputes, sanctions, and more.
Meeting the challenges of nonprofit compensation: IRS sanctions, to 990 disclosures, to donor disdain, boards and management struggle.
Leading-edge compensation practices to conduct market analysis, job structure design, and total rewards design for all levels of employees.
Helping companies articulate how their mission, goals, and objectives tie into their total rewards philosophy and practices.
Working with our partners to ensure the best administration and 409A compliance possible.
What do we mean when we say, “Pay Starts with Z”? The best executive compensation strategy starts with the end first: Z. Our clients’ end goals are priority number one.
Our team has over two decades of successful executive compensation consulting and corporate governance experience. We have had the pleasure of advising some of the best performing and most reputable public, privately-held, and nonprofit organizations in the U.S.
Our independent compensation consultants have advised some of the best performing public, private, and nonprofit companies in a wide range of industries from energy to services to high tech to agriculture and more.
Whether you’re looking for assistance with executive compensation planning, employee incentive plan design, corporate governance structure, litigation support for complex compensation disputes, SEC compliance, proxy statement disclosures, or employment agreement recommendations, you can rely on our consultants for industry specific guidance that fits the exact needs of your unique business. For a list or to learn more, contact us.
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