From: Cary Leisinger |
Securities and Exchange Commission Dear Securities and Exchange Commission, I am writing to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to act on its proposed rule making on executive compensation disclosure. Too often executives are richly rewarded even when their companies' performance is below par. Without better disclosure, shareholders, employees and the general public cannot evaluate whether executive pay packages are unjustly enriching executives at shareholder cost or providing fair compensation. The newly proposed rules will make this crucial information more accessible to shareholders and the public. The new requirements to disclose total compensation figures, pensions and detailed compensation breakdowns will make it clear exactly how much top executives are earning and why. I believe that CEO pay should be set by independent directors. I also urge the SEC to require that companies disclose pay-for-performance data. In order for investors to understand how pay and performance match up, companies need to explain more clearly what level of performance is necessary for a particular level of pay. I urge the SEC to require companies to disclose both the performance criteria and the performance targets they use when setting executive pay. I am a employee of Verizon Business(former MCI and Worldcom)and feel very strongly about this. I and many others had their stock options and 401 K's wiped out by corporate greed. I like many others help our companies survive and wonder, how can the CEO's justify 15, 30 or whatever ungodly percent raise when the rest of us don't get even 1 percent, as is the case this year. Put yourselves in our shoes and then maybe something might be done about this. Sincerely, Cary Sincerely, Cary Leisinger |