Specific measures of pay for performance were formulated with the assistance of Peter Oppermann, a partner in the compensation practice of KPMG Peat Marwick. Options and share grants have long been the currency of choice for small and fast-growing technology companies in attracting and retaining top talent. Many companies, however, reduce the emphasis on options and share ownership when they reach a certain size. Among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, size accounted for 37 percent of the variability in executive compensation packages, while performance accounted for only 5 percent, says Graef Crystal, an executive compensation consultant and editor of a monthly newsletter on the subject, The Crystal Report . My main goal is having an organization and a group of executives that are focused on the same set of goals and teamwork,'' says the former Sybase Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. software engineer.
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Stock options accounted for 57 percent of CEOs' total compensation in 1996, up from 37 percent in 1992, according to a survey by Executive Compensation Reports newsletter. Salary and bonus accounted for only 31 percent of total pay in 1996, the newsletter said, down from 45 percent in 1992. You can't get that kind of growth in value any other way. I took a lot of heat for that. Company Top CEOS By Total Compensation Total Compensation Vs.