Shearman & Sterling LLP
1 Introduction
35 The Survey
Board Size and Leadership 33
Board Refreshment 36
Board Diversity 38
Director Skill Set 41
Women in Leadership 43
Human Capital Management 44
ESG Disclosure and Governance 45
Format of Annual Shareholder 52
Meetings
Cybersecurity 53
IPO Governance Practices 54
Equity Plans 57
Say-on-Pay 58
Clawback Policies 59
CEO Pay Ratio 63
Executive Perquisites 64
Golden Parachute Provisions 65
Survey Methodology 67
5 Insights
Energy Transition and the Role 20
of the Board
ESG Continues to Find its Way into 23
Incentive Compensation Plans
Recent Corporate Governance 27
Developments in the U.K.
Contents
The Management and Disclosure 05
of Human Capital Resources
Requires a Roadmap
The SEC Double-Clicks 1 1
on Cybersecurity
Recent Shareholder Activism Trends 15
