Corporate Governance & Board Compensation


Article ATX: Sustainability in Supervisory Board and Management Board Compensation
hkp.com in conversation with Corporate Governance Advisor Dr. Pia Lünstroth

ATX: Sustainability in Supervisory Board and Management Board Compensation

What do the voting guidelines of leading ATX investors and proxy advisors say about the implementation of sustainability in management and supervisory board compensation? hkp.com talked to Corporate Governance Advisor Dr. Pia Lünstroth. read more ...

Article Market comparisons and appropriateness of compensation
For executives, top management and supervisory board bodies

Market comparisons and appropriateness of compensation

The disclosure of compensation data for shareholders as a basis for say-on-pay decisions requires professional and properly documented process for defining top management compensation levels that are in line with the market. read more ...

Digitalization, Start-ups & IT-Tools


Article Employee representatives view the use of AI in HR with a certain amount of skepticis
Update zur Umfrage des Bundesverbands für Personalmanager BPM & Ethikbeirat HR-Tech

Employee representatives view the use of AI in HR with a certain amount of skepticis

Co-determination side and HR are equally in favor of clear ethical frameworks in the use of AI and modern technologies. Update on the survey by the German Association for Human Resource Managers BPM & Ethics Advisory Board HR-Tech. read more ...

Article Siemens Energy: proprietary IT infrastructure for Comp & Ben
Peter Dodell from Siemens Energy and hkp/// group Partner Holger Jungk interviewed by hkp.com

Siemens Energy: proprietary IT infrastructure for Comp & Ben

Why do some people prefer standard HR IT solutions and others new systems? HR IT experts Holger Jungk, hkp/// group, and Peter Dodell from Siemens Energy talked to hkp.com. read more ...

Compensation & Benefits, Grading


Article hkp/// group strengthens strategic HR consulting 
Oliver Baierl, a high-profile HR and regulatory expert from the financial sector, joins hkp///group

hkp/// group strengthens strategic HR consulting 

hkp///group appointed Oliver Baierl as its new Senior Director on October 1st, 2023. He joins from KfW Bankengruppe, where he has held various positions since May 2015 – most recently as Head of Compensation & Benefits. read more ...

Article Job evaluation: Agility – a driving force of innovation
John Pfeiffer and Verena Vandervelt interviewed by hkp.com

Job evaluation: Agility – a driving force of innovation

hkp// group Senior Directors John Pfeiffer and Verena Vandervelt on innovative and field-tested approaches to grading/job evaluation under dynamic conditions. read more ...

Performance & Compensation Benchmarking


Article Delivering a clear vision: HR in the transformation driver’s seat
Johannes Brinkkötter and Petra Knab-Hägele on findings from the hkp// group Transformation Lab

Delivering a clear vision: HR in the transformation driver’s seat

The hkp/// group Transformation Lab recently brought together HR managers for an exchange on aspects of building, dismantling and transforming companies. A conversation about learnings and experiences. read more ...

Article Development of employee numbers and executive headcount at major German companies
hkp/// group Workforce Insights Snippets, Part 3

Development of employee numbers and executive headcount at major German companies

How is the relationship between managers and employees evolving in times of transformation? In part 3 of the hkp/// group Workforce & Compensation Insights, experts Jennifer S. Schulz and Sabrina Müsel provide answers. read more ...

HR Strategy & Transformation


Article Patrick Maloney strengthens strategy and transformation consulting at hkp/// group
Change-experienced HR and communications expert joins hkp/// group as Senior Director

Patrick Maloney strengthens strategy and transformation consulting at hkp/// group

Effective December 1, 2023, Patrick Maloney joins hkp/// group, a management consultancy specializing in strategic HR management and corporate governance, as a new Senior Director. read more ...

Article Human Capital Management as part of EESG
A Viewpoint by Dr. Harriet Sebald and Michael H. Kramarsch

Human Capital Management as part of EESG

The focus of investors on ESG is also moving HR into the spotlight. Investors expect information on human capital management (HCM). Dr. Harriet Sebald and Michael H. Kramarsch classify the developments on the basis of current studies. read more ...

Strategic Talent Management


Article Performance Management quo vadis - the end of Best Practices?
hkp// group consultants Karolin Schaper and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com

Performance Management quo vadis - the end of Best Practices?

Where is the journey in performance management heading to? hkp// group consultants Karolin Schaper and Frank Gierschmann interviewed by hkp.com. read more ...