Eric Henken
Managing Director
Atlanta, GA
P: 404.439.1012
Eric Henken has nearly twenty years of executive compensation consulting experience and works with companies from a diverse mix of industries, company sizes, and life-cycle stages. He has experience partnering directly with compensation committees in the development of executive compensation programs that align the interests of executives and stakeholders.
He is a featured speaker at national industry conference events including the American Bar Association, World@Work, and Corporate Board Member.
Prior to joining FW Cook in 2018, he served as a director in Willis Towers Watson’s Executive Compensation practice.
Relevant Experience
- Competitive Pay Benchmarking
- Compensation Philosophy Development
- Annual & Long-Term Incentive Plan Design
- Executive Compensation Planning in Advance of an IPO
- Review of Compensation Trends & Regulatory Issues
- Merger & Acquisition Compensation Integration
- Outside Director Remuneration Review
- Pay-for-Performance Analysis
- Employment Contracts and Severance Termination Provisions
Speaking Engagements and Presentations
Event
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September 19, 2025
Washington, D.C.
Corporate Board Member 21st Annual Boardroom Summit and Board Committee Peer Exchange
What 2025 Proxies Don’t Tell You
By
Eric Henken, Managing Director
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Event
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November 9, 2022
Virtual
American Bar Association Executive Compensation National Institute Event
Key Trends in 2023 Incentive Plan Design: The Evolution of ESG and the Balancing of Performance Alignment With Retention
By
Eric Henken, Managing Director
Event
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May 23, 2022
Atlanta, GA
WorldatWork Annual Conference
LTI Design Trends in Today’s New Equity Compensation Landscape
By
Eric Henken, Managing Director
Event
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November 10, 2021
Virtual
American Bar Association - Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
Incentive Plan Design and Redesign
By
Eric Henken, Managing Director
Publications
Article
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April 10, 2024
Post-Pandemic LTI Design Trends
By
Corporate Board Member with FW Cook Thought Leadership By Eric Henken and Alec Lentz
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Research Report
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November 11, 2021
2021 Director Compensation Report
By
Jose Furman, Alex Swan, Eric Henken
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Article
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September 30, 2020
Prepping for a Post-Pandemic Proxy Season
By
Corporate Board Member with FW Cook Thought Leadership By G. Steven Harris and Eric Henken
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Alert
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January 3, 2019
CEO Pay Ratio: Year 2 Planning
By
Eric Henken, Jose Furman, Bindu M. Culas, David Gordon
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