External Forces and Trends
The AGM Season and the General Election 2024: Trends and Expectations
F2F BREAKFAST MEETING, LONDON
This Peer2Peer exchange will have two areas of focus:
- A review and discussion of this year’s trends in remuneration disclosures, remuneration policy reviews and the subsequent pattern of binding and advisory voting at the AGM.
- The potential impact, if any, on our Members’ remits following the outcomes of the General Election taking place on Thursday 4th July.
Alongside Lorna Dodson from Ellason LLP we will review the AGM season so far, considering points of agreement, opposition and any trends in the stance of institutional investors and proxy advisors. We will also consider how a change in Government could alter the outlook for executive remuneration and total reward initiatives.
With the support of the legal and regulatory expertise of Eversheds Sutherland we will also consider what may or may not change in Employment Law as a result of the UK’s imminent General Election. How could expectations, priorities and plans for the year ahead evolve as a result of any change in Government, or indeed how have members’ plans changed since the announcement of the General Election on Wednesday 22nd May.
This event is open to all members with an interest in the AGM season – and the potential outcomes of the General Election!
Lorna Dodson
Partner at Ellason LLP
Lorna is a partner at Ellason LLP, an independent executive remuneration consultancy. Lorna has extensive experience in advising Remuneration Committees and management teams across all aspects of the executive reward agenda, including incentive plan design, benchmarking, pay governance and disclosure. Her clients include listed and privately owned organisations across a variety of different sectors. Lorna has been working in executive reward since 2005, working at New Bridge Street Consultants and Mercer before joining Ellason at its inception in 2021. Lorna started her career in audit and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Lorna is also a Member Director of The Remuneration Consultants Group, which manages the stewardship and development of a voluntary Code of Conduct for executive remuneration consulting firms advising UK listed companies.
Location
The Union Club, 50 Greek Street, London W1D 4EQ