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    Bob Romanchek

    Partner
    T:
    847-302-3502
    E:
    bromanchek@meridiancp.com
    Lake Forest
    100 S. Saunders Rd.
    Suite 250
    Lake Forest, IL 60045
    847-235-3600

    Bob Romanchek, Partner and Meridian Executive Committee Member, has more than 30 years of experience in consulting on executive compensation matters and has advised Compensation Committees and executive management at a significant number of large, small, and mid-cap companies, both public and private.

    Bob leads numerous client engagements and provides expert consulting advice on issues relating to executive compensation including, but not limited to, equity and cash-based long-term incentive design and grant structure, short-term incentive program design, employment contract design including change-in-control and severance provisions, supplemental retirement and deferred compensation program design and funding, responding to proxy advisory firms, and proxy and CD&A disclosure. Bob also consults on committee meeting process, overall executive compensation philosophy development, outside director pay, and capital structure change transactions including private equity buyouts, initial public offerings, divestiture and spinoffs, and bankruptcy confirmation and emergence.

    He is a frequent presenter at board and compensation committee meetings, and has lectured extensively and has been interviewed on executive compensation matters for such organizations as the National Association of Corporate Directors, Corporate Board Member, Boardroom Resources, Equilar, and various industry groups. Bob also has authored numerous articles and has been published in business periodicals such as the NACD Directorship magazine, CEO magazine, the Corporate Board Member Board Governance Series, WorldatWork Journal, the International HR Journal, the Journal of Compensation and Benefits, CFO magazine, the Agenda, Insights, and Board Room Reports.

    Bob is an attorney and a Certified Public Accountant, and is a Certified Executive Compensation Professional. He is a graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, and also holds an M.B.A., cum laude, from the DePaul University College of Commerce. His undergraduate degree is in accounting and economics.

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    Redefining the CEO's Role for the Next Generation

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    Commonly Missed Proxy Disclosure Requirements

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    The Strategic Retention Advantage of Retirement Notice Periods

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    Setting Pay for Directors at Growing Private Companies

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    Current Issues with Outside Director Compensation

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Podcast Summary — Executive Compensation Actions You Should Be Taking Now to Prepare for a Merger

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    Prepare Compensation Programs in Advance for M&A

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    Understanding Deal Incentives

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    Executive Compensation Actions You Should Be Taking Now To Prepare for a Merger

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    Ask the Expert: Long-Term Incentives - Back to the Basics

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    Developments in Equity Share Pool Management

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    Are You Up to Speed on the New Rules Governing 10b5-1 Trading Plans?

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    Executive "Excess" Incentive Pay will be Subject to Mandatory Clawback

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    Are You Ready for a Slew of New SEC Rules?

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    Equity Incentive Pay Issues in a Down Market

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    Compensation Committees: Planning for Future Events

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    Gender Diversity in US Board Rooms

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    Finalization of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation Rules

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    Taking Inventory of Your Clawback Program 

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    Finalizing 2015’s Dodd-Frank Regulations

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    Clawback Regulations from SOX to Dodd-Frank

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    Finalization of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation Rules

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    The SEC Renews Focus on Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation Issues

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    ARPA Expands Covered Executives, Places New Limits on Compensation Deductibility