Report: Executive pay in top-performing FTSE 250 companies

This report examines shareholder returns, executive remuneration frameworks and executive tenure to identify common traits among top performing companies. It takes a snapshot of the top 25 (T25) and bottom 25 (B25) performing companies in the FTSE 250, based on three-year shareholder return to July 2017.

Key findings:

• Personal shareholdings are higher for T25 CEOs than the B25 (median 650 shares valued at £2.9 million vs. 300 shares valued at £800,000).
• Of those who operated a long-term incentive plan, 88 per cent of the T25 companies also had a post vesting holding period, compared with 61 per cent of the FTSE 250.
• There was little difference in the measures and weightings used to determine annual bonuses between the T25 and B25.

This Willis Towers Watson report aims to the answer the question: what separates the top and bottom performers? It outlines five key traits, and provides key takeaways for reward professionals.