{"id":257372,"date":"2022-07-06T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/?page_id=257372"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:29:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"257372\" class=\"elementor elementor-257372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f79ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2f79ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-293deb95\" data-id=\"293deb95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c20d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c20d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHIEF EXECUTIVE RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bc8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bc8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Actionable Business Intelligence for CEOs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b0730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b4b0730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through its vast network of engaged business leaders, Chief Executive conducts regular research to better understand the needs, challenges and priorities of CEOs and C-Suites across America and help the business community overcome obstacles and navigate difficulties via peer-driven insights and benchmarking data.<\/p><p>Some of our proprietary research includes our flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/ceo-confidence-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO Confidence Index<\/a>, which has been taking the pulse of CEOs on a monthly basis since 2002, our annual rankings of the <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/best-worst-states-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best &amp; Worst States for Business, <\/a>our annual <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/compensationreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO &amp; Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies<\/a> and our annual <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/benchmarksreport\/\">Financial Performance Benchmarks Report for U.S. Companies<\/a>, which takes a deep dive into a variety of operational metrics such as COGS, turnover ratios, pricing strategies, profit margins and R&amp;D.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae41c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae41c65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fddf95\" data-id=\"2fddf95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8eb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8eb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FEATURED REPORTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3c907 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d3c907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bcb71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20bcb71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b92490 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b92490\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de430ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de430ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/compensationreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-1024x951.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-344822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-1024x951.png 1024w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-200x186.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-768x713.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-1536x1427.png 1536w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image-600x557.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comp-report-email-image.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b22941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b22941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/compensationreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">CEO &amp; Senior Executive Compensation Report <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce1011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce1011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With data collected from thousands of U.S. companies, the CEO &amp; Senior Executive Compensation Report for U.S. Private Companies showcases more than 140,000 data points, by industry, ownership type, company size, region, profitability and a host of other benchmarking variables. This report helps companies structure the right combination of salary, bonus, benefits, perks and equity incentives for their top, mission-critical executives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66e933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c66e933\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1ba4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e1ba4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/benchmarksreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Key-Benchmarks-COVER-IPAD.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-232495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Key-Benchmarks-COVER-IPAD.png 846w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Key-Benchmarks-COVER-IPAD-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e723c0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e723c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/benchmarksreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Performance Benchmarks Report<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae7a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae7a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e356db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e356db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Utilizing data from U.S.-based companies, this annual subscription, delivered in modules, provides an in-depth look into pricing strategies, departmental staffing costs and turnover ratios, days receivables\/payables, R&amp;D budgets and other key performance indicators to help you benchmark your operations against peers and drive growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872d665 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"872d665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"><br><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915cd05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"915cd05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26edbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26edbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/comptrends\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ceg-compensation-2025-ipad-e1731080590551-1024x832.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-350679\" alt=\"\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c19e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5c19e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/comptrends\/\" target=\"_blank\">Compensation Trends Report<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df10291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df10291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staying on top of pay trends is essential to keeping your company competitive. The\u00a0<em>2025 Annual Compensation Trends Report<\/em>\u00a0gives HR leaders and finance professionals forward-looking data on base pay and bonus projections for frontline workers, back-office staff and middle managers. It offers insights into what competitors are doing to attract and retain top talent on the compensation front.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78e21ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78e21ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bffd18\" data-id=\"6bffd18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c68da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5c68da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH REPORT DOWNLOADS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca5a46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ca5a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f351ebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f351ebd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7541c16d\" data-id=\"7541c16d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b86c77f elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b86c77f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ee6e99\" data-id=\"79ee6e99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bcaacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65bcaacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/research\/private-company-compensation-retaining-key-talent-to-ensure-long-term-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-110435.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-342292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-110435.png 620w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-110435-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-110435-154x200.png 154w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-110435-600x778.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b708fb\" data-id=\"21b708fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daa736b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6daa736b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private Company Compensation: Retaining Key Talent to Ensure Long-Term<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152dbe1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152dbe1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finding and retaining top talent is increasingly challenging due to tight labor markets and shifting workforce priorities like work-life balance. Private companies struggle to compete with public companies, especially regarding equity-based compensation. However, using creative compensation, noncash rewards, training, and career development can help attract and retain employees. 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The roundtable participants represented a range of industries, from consulting and professional services to software, and more. They talked through their expectations, experiences and challenges with AI. 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At a recent roundtable co-sponsored by Chief Executive and Pearl Meyer, industry<br \/>executives discussed the best way to develop that strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94552b8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"94552b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pearl-Meyer-Healthcare-Whitepaper-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f535e\" data-id=\"61f535e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-320031e elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"320031e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1922f29\" data-id=\"1922f29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe4524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fe4524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/whitepapers\/competing-on-compensation-as-a-private-company\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Comp-Cover.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-326652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Comp-Cover.png 621w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Comp-Cover-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Comp-Cover-154x200.png 154w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Comp-Cover-600x781.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c89151\" data-id=\"9c89151\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31de654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31de654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competing on Compensation as a Private Company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14682f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d14682f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compared with their public company peers, private company CEOs enjoy far greater flexibility in executive compensation program design. 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