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 Group Completes Board Search for Wayne Farms

The Koblentz Group is pleased to announce the election of Mark W. Kehaya, Chairman of Alliance One International (NYSE) to the Board of Directors of our client, Wayne Farms, a leading food producer. Mr. Kehaya joins our client’s board having held several senior roles...

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 Group Aligns with Communications Advisor, Rubinger

The Koblentz Group is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with David Rubinger. In advising boards, we recognize that Directors are under a heightened expectation to communicate effectively with their shareholders and as such, an alliance between our Firm and...

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...