The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation 3/E

by Bruce R. Ellig

The definitive guide for anyone involved in designing and approving executive salaries—revised for new laws and attitudes about salaries and performance

The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation, Third Edition, helps you evaluate your company’s culture, organization, and strategy to create the best compensation package for the organization’s interest.

It contains new strategies based on recent changes regarding venture capitalism, boards of director’s core responsibilities, changes in director’s pay, shifts in stakeholder power, and laws like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and healthcare reform.

Bruce R. Ellig served at Pfizer Inc. for over 35 years, and spent his last 25 years as secretary of the Board of Directors' Executive Compensation Committee. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Society of Human Resource Management and WorldatWork. Ellig was elected to the National Academy of Human Resources in 1993 and served as a fellow of the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Wharton Aresty Institute.

Genres: Business

1025 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2013

About the author

Bruce R. Ellig is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Wisconsin with a BBA and MBA. He worked for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer for over 35 years in the human resources division.

For the last third of his career with Pfizer, Mr. Ellig was the worldwide head of human resources, reporting to Pfizer’s chief executive officer. Mr. Ellig was also responsible for the company’s executive compensation programs and was secretary to the board’s committee on executive compensation.

Bruce Ellig has written and published twelve books and over 150 articles. His most notable works include four editions of The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation and two books on the influence of the U.S. Presidents on the evolution of employee pay. He has spoken before audiences of over 5,000 attendees. Ellig has also appeared on national television a number of times.

Mr. Ellig was Chairman of the National Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resources and is the recipient of many awards and honors including a lifetime membership to the National Academy of Human Resources and inclusion in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. In 2024, Who’s Who identified Mr. Ellig as the most distinguished professional among the over 300 named.