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    Chris Havey

    Partner
    T:
    713-724-8237
    E:
    chavey@meridiancp.com
    Houston
    10001 Woodloch Forest Dr.
    Suite 210
    The Woodlands, TX 77380
    281-220-2845

    Chris has consulted on executive and director compensation since 1999. He consults with boards of directors and management on areas such as incentive design, linking pay with performance, compensation committee process and governance, severance and employment contracts, technical issues, compensation disclosure, and compensation benchmarking.

    Chris’s industry experience includes energy (oil & gas, utility/power, and renewables), manufacturing, distribution and logistics, homebuilding, technology and information services, at public and privately held organizations of all sizes. Chris also leads Meridian’s equity accounting valuation group and is a firm-wide resource on accounting for equity incentives.

    Chris has written articles for WorldatWork Journal and the National Association of Corporate Director’s Director Advisory Magazine. He also leads Meridian’s Energy Industry Team, coordinating our strategies and resources for serving the Energy sector, including both oil & gas and utilities/power. His oversight includes Meridian’s Energy Insights blog which features Meridian’s energy-specific commentary on compensation and governance issues.

    Prior to joining Meridian, Chris spent 11 years at Hewitt Associates primarily focused on executive compensation. Chris holds a B.S. in Economics from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A in Finance from C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.

    Insights By Chris Havey

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    Turn Incentives Into Investor Signals

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    Plan Ahead for Sensitive Scenarios

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    Measure Payouts Against Performance Trends

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    Reevaluate Metrics as Strategy Evolves

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    How Compensation Committees Should Be Spending Their Off-Season

    Key Insight
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    Early Impacts of Economic Uncertainty for Oil and Gas Companies

    Key Insight
    5 Min Read

    Industry Consolidation: Compensation Impacts

    Podcasts
    22 Min Listen
    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Podcast Summary: Evaluating Total Shareholder Return as a Long-Term Incentive Metric

    Client Alerts
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    Pay for Performance vs. Pay for Alignment

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    When Should You Consider Using TSR as an Absolute Metric

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    Positive Aspects of Using TSR

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Evaluating Total Shareholder Return as a Long-Term Incentive Metric

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    Trends in Director Compensation

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    Aligning Performance Metrics with Business Goals

    Podcasts
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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    The Best Practices That Are Missing From Your Proxy CD&A

    Client Alerts
    5 Min Read

    The Current and Future Role of ESG in Oil & Gas Incentive Plans

    Key Insight
    4 Min Read

    Setting Goals in an Uncertain Commodity Environment

    Client Alerts
    3 Min Read

    Oil & Gas Industry Consolidation—Is Compensation a Driver, an Obstacle, or Irrelevant?

    Videos
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    COVID Impact on Executive Plans

    Key Insight
    3 Min Read

    COVID Impact on Executive Compensation

    Key Insight
    4 Min Read

    The Continued Evolution of Oil Industry Compensation will be Evident in Upcoming Disclosures

    Client Alerts
    4 Min Read

    LTI Grants in a Volatile Environment

    Key Insight
    3 Min Read

    Benchmarking in an Unusual Cycle

    Client Alerts
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    Announced Pay Reductions