Joel Koblentz Quoted on CEO Succession

“We’ve seen a number of these cases where the succession was well-orchestrated, well-planned, examined, and executed, but the world changed,” Joel Koblentz. Koblentz is quoted in the CKGSB Knowledge article, “Succeeding with Succession Planning...

In Bloomberg: Koblentz Comments on Director Compensation

The pay increase reflects rising hours of work annually for directors and risks to their reputations from activist shareholders’ campaigns, according to Joel Koblentz, who helps companies hire new directors as senior partner at the executive recruiter Koblentz Group...

Koblentz Comments on CEO Challenge at First Data

“New First Data CEO Bisignano Known to Fix Things” – Ruchika Tulshyan, Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle. First Data Corp. has been going through some turmoil. The privately held Sandy Springs, Ga.-based electronic payments went $185 million...

Koblentz Comments on CEO Pay

Our Senior Partner, Joel M. Koblentz, was interviewed recently on the “fairness” of CEO compensation. His comments reflect the dynamics of talent, market conditions and how boards attempt to align CEO pay with shareholders. “Does CEO pay reflect big ability or...

Joel Koblentz Profiled in “Directors & Boards”

In its 35th Anniversary Issue of “Directors and Boards” magazine, their editorial board identified ten individuals, including Joel Koblentz, who they felt exemplified board service and who were shaping the on going dialogue. Joel, true to his nature, was...