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NEWS RELEASES
February 28, 2008
Companies Concerned with Divulging Proprietary Information in Complying with SEC Regulations, Says Aon’s Radford Surveys + Consulting [Read on]
November 15, 2007
Stock Options Continue to Dominate Tech Compensation, Despite Shrinking Grant Size, Says Aon's Radford Surveys + Consulting [Read on]
November 14, 2007
Technology Salary Budgets Highest Level in Four Years, Says Aon's Radford Surveys + Consulting [Read on]

News Archive


September 5, 2007
Radford Surveys + Consulting Introduces Radford Advisory Services, Bridging Deep Survey Databases With Consulting Expertise [Read on]
March 12, 2007
Radford Surveys + Consulting Introduces Radford Valuation Services, Providing Best-in-Class Services for Expensing Stock Options and Alternative Equity Vehicles [Read on]
January 24, 2007
Radford Surveys + Consulting's Q4 Quarterly Summary of Industry Trends Report Reveals Continued Hiring, Decreased Voluntary Turnover, and Tighter Expense Controls Among Trends in 2007 [Read on]
October 3, 2006
Radford Surveys + Consulting Webcast Draws More Than 1,000 Registrants to Mid-Year Compensation Trends Webcast [Read on]
September 25, 2006
Radford Surveys + Consulting Appoints New Vice President, Marie Brinkman, to Radford Consulting [Read on]
August 21, 2006
Radford Surveys + Consulting's 2006 Overall Practices Report Reveals Restricted Stock Usage Increases for the Fourth Year in a Row [Read on]
July 14, 2006
Radford Surveys + Consulting's Q2 Quarterly Trend Report Reveals Hiring on the Rise in Tech; Surprising Drop in Turnover Over the Last 12 Months Despite Anticipated Rise [Read on]
May 5, 2006
Radford Surveys + Consulting Honored with Human Resources Innovator Award [Read on]
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ARTICLES
Canadian Underwriter Magazine
March 25, 2008
Senior Vice President Edward Speidel is quoted in this article about the challenges that boardrooms will face this year
[Read on]
Directors & Boards: Boardroom Briefings
Spring 2008
Edward Speidel and Robert Surdel examine governance practices and current trends in outside director compensation [Read on]
Workspan
February 1, 2008
This by-lined article by Vice President Tim Brown reveals the correlation between the number of ratings used in the pay-for-performance process and the actual size of the award [Read on]
The NASPP Advisor
January 23, 2008
News from Radford Advisory Services' Equity Trends Analysis is included in this NASPP newsletter article about stock option trends [Read on]
Corporate Secretary Magazine
January 1, 2008
Senior Vice President Edward Speidel is interviewed for this article on Succession Planning in Corporate Secretary magazine [Read on]

Articles Archive


Workspan
November 15, 2007
Data from Radford's Quarterly Summary of Industry Trends Report is used in this Workspan article about technology salary budgets [Read on]
San Jose Mercury News
May 4, 2007
In this article regarding innovative transferable stock option programs, San Jose Mercury News features Zions Bancorporation's creative strategy in dealing with FAS 123(R) regulations as detailed in our latest webcast entitled, The Post-FAS 123(R) Frontiers of Equity Design - A Conversation with Google and Zions Bank [Read on]
Employee Benefit News
May 2, 2007
Senior Vice President Edward Speidel is interviewed in this Employee Benefits News article about the challenges of creating executive compensation packages [Read on]
Business Finance Magazine
April 1, 2007
Senior Vice President Ted Buyniski is interviewed for this feature cover story on best practices in compensation management [Read on]
Employee Benefit News
April 1, 2007
In this feature on performance-based compensation, Employee Benefit News magazine interviews Linda E. Amuso, senior vice president, for her thoughts on the trend toward variable pay plans as a means to effectively motivate and reward employees [Read on]

Various Publications
December 13, 2006
Senior Vice President Ted Buyniski offers commentary on Google's plans to allow employees to sell their stock options through an online auction
Bloomberg [Read on]
CNET [Read on]
Investor's Business Daily [Read on]
Los Angeles Times [Read on]
San Jose Mercury News [Read on]
The Money Times, India [Read on]
The New York Times [Read on]
The San Francisco Chronicle [Read on]
The Wall Street Journal [Read on]
The Scientist
December 1, 2006
Magazine of the Life Sciences
In an interview with The Scientist magazine, Senior Vice President John Radford talks about what bonuses will look like in 2006 [Read on]
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
November 17, 2006
In this two-page feature, John and Steve Radford talk about founding a family business and keeping it growing for 30 years [Read on]
Multichannel News
October 16, 2006
Data for Radford's Overall Practices Report is used in this article about the use of restricted stock vs. full value shares [Read on]
The San Francisco Chronicle
August 27, 2006
Senior Vice President Linda E. Amuso provides commentary for this article about companies reassessing stock option grants [Read on]
The Wall Street Journal
August 01, 2006
Senior Vice President Linda E. Amuso is interviewed for this article about the revitalized high-tech market [Read on]
eWeek.com
July 25, 2006
Radford's Q2 Quarterly Summary of Industry Trends report data is used for this article about new turnover figures at tech companies [Read on]

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EVENT CALENDAR
Upcoming Webcast

Relative Total Shareholder Return Plans: The New Frontier of Performance Equity
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Avaya's Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Services Mike Harrison; Gilead Sciences' Assistant Corporate Controller Rex Liu; and Radford Surveys + Consulting's Senior Vice President Terry Adamson and Vice President David Knopping will discuss Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) plans, which is rapidly emerging as one of the most common metrics associated with performance-based equity. The session will provide an overview of Relative TSR plans; FAS 123(R) valuation and accounting considerations; and case studies from Avaya and Gilead Sciences.

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Speaking Engagements


Western Region

Bay Area Compensation Association
May 15, 2008
Location: San Francisco, California
Speaker: David Knopping
Topic: Performance-Based Equity: Challenges and Opportunities of Plan Design

2008 ABFO National Conference
June 3-6, 2008
Location: San Diego, California
Speaker: Linda E. Amuso
Topic: Executive Compensation

NCHRA Global HR One Day Conference
June 12, 2008
Location: San Francisco, California
Speakers: Marie Brinkman and Andrea De Ville
Topic: Compensation Trends and the Changing Role of Global HR Across Multiple Countries & Cultures

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
June 19-20, 2008
Location: San Francisco, California
Speaker: Terry Adamson
Topic: FAS 123(R)

NCHRA Annual Conference
September 15, 2008
Location: Oakland, California
Speakers: John Radford and David Knopping
Topic: Trends in Executive and Equity Compensation in the Technology Industries

Biotech Human Resources Network (BHRN)
October 9, 2008
Location: Palo Alto, California
Speaker: Gina Wellmaker
Topic: Global Life Sciences Trends

Santa Clara County Employer Advisory Council
October 23, 2008
Location: Santa Clara, California
Speaker: John Radford
Topic: Current Trends in Compensation and Benefits in Silicon Valley

Bay Area Human Resources Executive Council
November 19, 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Speaker: John Radford
Topic: Compensation

Southern Region

WorldatWork Certification Course
November 17-18, 2008
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker: Gary Starzmann
Topic: Performance Management, Strategy Design and Implementation

Northeastern Region

New England Compensation Consortium
May 14, 2008
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Speaker: Ted Buyniski
Topic: Incentive Design that Works

International

E*Trade, Directions 2008
May 13-16, 2008
Location: Montreal, Canada

Speaker: Matt Ward
Topic: Portfolio LTI: Introducing Executive Choice in LTI Programs

Speaker: Terry Adamson
Topic: Tackling Equity Compensation Issues Related to Mergers and Acquisitions

Speaker: James Lecher
Topic: Best Practices and Trends in FAS I23R Assumption, Development and Valuation

WorldatWork Total Rewards Asia-Pacific 2008
October 13-17, 2008
Location: Singapore
Speaker: Marie Brinkman
Topic: Compensation Trends and the Changing Role of Regional HR in APAC