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25 October 2023 • Articles
Cinco Dias
Wage gap: investors challenge high executive pay
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Directors ESG General Meetings / Proxy solicitation Remuneration Shareholder Activism ActivismThe Spanish financial media Cinco Dias published an article that shows the trends in the wage gap between employees and executives over the last 4 decades both in the US and Spain.
"In the Spanish market, a considerable compensation gap between top management and employees may be challenged by shareholders and result in a negative vote at AGMs for neglecting the social capital or impact the rating of ESG agencies, undermining investment decisions of some asset managers,” explains Borja Miranda, Head of M&A and Activism for Europe at Morrow Sodali.
Full article here (in Spanish only)