Farient Advisors Partners with The Conference Board Directors' Institute

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation consulting firm, has joined The Conference Board’s Governance Center as a sponsor of Directors' Institute Roundtable forums. The forums enable board-level directors to stay abreast of trends in governance and meet the challenges of their unprecedented responsibility and accountability.

“Working with many Fortune 500 companies, Farient Advisors is well accustomed to meeting the challenges of executive compensation visibility and alignment.”

“We are very pleased to be working with The Conference Board to help reveal the hidden challenges in new corporate governance expectations and highlight best practices for addressing the growing demand for accountability,” commented Robin Ferracone, executive chair, Farient Advisors. “Working with many Fortune 500 companies, Farient Advisors is well accustomed to meeting the challenges of executive compensation visibility and alignment.”

The Directors’ Institute programs bring together a seasoned faculty of current and former directors, chairmen and CEOs who share their practical experiences with company directors in a non-academic format with attendance restricted to sitting corporate directors. Farient will participate in tailored in-house programs, which are specifically designed for a company’s needs, covering key corporate governance issues such as effective board organization, enterprise risk, audit committee "red flags" and compensation issues. For additional information, please visit: http://www.conference-board.org/knowledge/govern/govInstitute.cfm

About Farient Advisors

Farient Advisors is an independent executive compensation and performance advisory firm that provides performance-sensitive and defensible advice on executive pay. Farient is uniquely designed to meet the ongoing and increasingly complex needs of compensation committees. Farient does so with a combination of top compensation advisors who routinely work with boards and executives. Farient’s professionals adhere to disciplined processes and analytical standards to ensure the delivery of high-integrity services year in and year out. http://www.farient.com

About The Conference Board

For over 90 years, The Conference Board has created and disseminated knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board operates as a global independent membership organization working in the public interest. It publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating dynamic communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. www.conference-board.org.

About the Governance Center

Founded in 1993 and now a core division of The Conference Board, the Governance Center is committed to helping corporations enhance their governance processes, inspire market confidence, and facilitate capital formation in today's globally competitive marketplace through cutting edge research and public dialogue.