BlackRock and Rio Tinto questioned on executive pay
6 December 2016
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee questions senior business figures including BlackRock Managing Director, Rio Tinto Chair and Hermes Executive Director about executive pay.
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Witnesses
Tuesday 6 December 2016, Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
At 9.30am
- Amra Balic, Managing Director, Head of EMEA, BlackRock Investment Stewardship, BlackRock
- Jan du Plessis, Chair, Rio Tinto
- Sir John Hood, Chair of the Compensation Committee, WPP
- Helena Morrissey, Executive Remuneration Working Group, The Investment Association
At 10.30am
- Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt, Executive Director, Hermes
- Stefan Stern, Director, High Pay Centre
- Professor Charlotte Villiers, Professor of Company Law and Corporate Governance, University of Bristol Law School
- Andrew Page, Partner, New Bridge Street
Purpose of the session
The session covers:
- The causes and impacts of the steep rise in executive pay, if it is justified and whether the government should influence or regulate it
- Whether executive pay should take account of a company's long-term performance and examine the role of shareholders and institutional investors in agreeing remuneration
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