A Non-Executive Director or NED is a member of the board of directors but not a part of the executive team. NEDs are external or independent directors who help the company to achieve its full potential through guidance and governance. It is essential that these key members of the management team are remunerated in a…

November 21, 2025 Read more >

This Chair and Non-Executive Director Survey is unique as data is collected directly from Directors themselves, rather than from company staff or annual reports. This provides a more accurate picture of board practices and pay. The Survey covers: Directors’ fees and time commitments Board governance Board effectiveness, regulation, diversity and ESG AI Adoption, AI Governance,…

October 24, 2025 Read more >

For its 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, MM&K collected responses from Chairs and NEDs who hold a total of 435 board appointments, surveying them on their fees, their use of time, and their opinions and experiences on topics such as board governance, board effectiveness, and more. Life in the Boardroom collects responses directly…

September 26, 2025 Read more >

MM&K is inviting Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs to take part in the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, a unique biennial survey that gathers insights directly from NEDs and Board Chairs, rather than from company staff or annual reports. Since 1990, this survey has provided a detailed and accurate picture from the…

July 22, 2025 Read more >

MM&K has officially launched the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, a unique biennial survey that gathers insights directly from Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs, rather than from company staff or annual reports. Since 1990, this survey has provided a detailed and accurate picture from the people who experience life in the boardroom…

June 10, 2025 Read more >

We are preparing to launch the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, our survey of NEDs, including Board Chairs. This survey has been running since 1990 and is unique insofar as we collect data direct from individual directors. Participants include directors of UK and overseas listed and private companies, private equity portfolio companies, public…

May 2, 2025 Read more >

This year, MM&K celebrates 50 years in business as an independent firm specialising in executive remuneration, performance and remuneration governance. In that time, we have seen 13 Prime Ministers come or go and endured at least one recession every decade. We have also witnessed and continue to witness, significant changes in executive remuneration, owing to…

August 22, 2024 Read more >

The continuing cost-of-living-crisis saw its apogee when we collected data for our new exclusive survey of Chairs and NEDs – Life in The Boardroom 2023/24. With the ONS reporting a 7.9% inflation rate in 2022, only mildly declining to 6.8% in 2023, such rates have not been seen for thirty years. We found that salary…

June 6, 2024 Read more >

In the private equity industry, compensation packages are not one-size-fits-all. They’re as diverse as the firms themselves, shaped by a multitude of factors. Firstly, a firm’s history plays a crucial role. Established firms may have developed compensation structures over time, influenced by past successes, failures and regional benchmarks. On the other hand, newer firms might…

February 22, 2024 Read more >

MM&K (the UK partner firm in the GECN group) has published its 2024 report on how the world’s largest firms have used ESG (environmental, social, governance) metrics in their 2023 executive incentive plans. Download your free copy here. After the major progress seen in the 2022 report, one may have wondered if ESG would run…

January 23, 2024 Read more >

Who is responsible for making sure remuneration issues are monitored and implemented properly will depend on the size and nature of your business.  However, whether the responsibility lands with a fully supported Remuneration Committee or is “just one more thing” for a “lucky” individual to do in a start-up, the following are five areas that…

September 14, 2023 Read more >

A non-compete clause is a clause in your employment contract that precludes you from joining a competitor or setting up a business that would compete with your employer’s (or ex-employer’s). However, no matter what is stated in your employment contract, a non-compete clause must be reasonable and only applies in cases when there is a…

July 27, 2023 Read more >