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By aligning compensation with the acquisition of high-value, AI-relevant skills, SBP supports the transition toward a workforce capable of thriving in an AI-powered world.

In addition to cash compensation, directors received $1.5 million in stock-based compensation at the median.

Compensation and legal experts note employers should anticipate more employee and candidate questions around their compensation philosophy.

These rules require registrants to disclose, in both tabular and narrative format, how their executive compensation is paid in relation to their financial performance.

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“For example, a startup organization may have limited cash but can deliver compensation value in the form of equity-based compensation such as stock options ,” Holloway said.

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“The problem is that many companies are relying on decades-old compensation and leveling structures that were meant for managing compensation — not communicating about compensation,” she said.