JV Alchemist Editorial Team

The purpose of this document is to provide data related to CEO transitions – screening and selection
for the role, job definition, “first 120” days, and succession.

This document analyzes JV Executive compensation practices related to the base salary and bonus. It provides a basis to compare approaches and practices.

This report provides highlights of the results of the 2010 Study of Executive Compensation in Joint Ventures, a ground-breaking research initiative co-sponsored by Water Street Partners and Towers Watson.

This document analyzes JV Executive compensation practices related to the decision making process for compensation. It provides a basis to compare approaches and practices.

We collected data and conducted interviews related to JV company pay practices and individual JV executive pay levels across several dozen JVs.

This document analyzes JV Executive compensation practices related to Independent Directors. It provides a basis to compare approaches and practices.

To baseline current state of JV practices against the CalPERS JV Governance Guidelines in order to
understand the degree to which JVs are operating under best practice standards. To understand which Guidelines correlate most to strong JV performance (financial, operational, strategic) in order to help JVs prioritize Guideline adoption efforts.To provide a comparison point for individual JVs who
wish to assess compliance against the Guidelines

Provide benchmarking data on JV risk management approaches and their impact on JV performance. Summarize Water Street Partners’ perspective on risk management in JVs. Provide a diagnostic tool to quickly assess your venture’s risk management practices.

The purpose of this article is to compare secondee practices across JV-experienced global companies, primarily in asset intensive commodity businesses, across secondee selection, management, compensation, cost allocation and incentives. We also provide a basis to inform how to structure new JV personnel arrangements and to make adjustments to existing venture secondee policies.