Eric Henken
Managing Director
Atlanta, GA
P: 404.439.1012
Eric Henken has over ten 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 has recently worked with over 30 organizations on the calculation and communication of their CEO pay ratio disclosures. He is a featured speaker at national industry conference events.
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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