Cadigan: First-time CEOs overlook mandatory IPO disclosures exposing executive side deals
Steve Cadigan · a16z Podcast | All Things Compensation · Jan 2, 2019 · at 26:32
Steve Cadigan, HR leader and compensation consultant, discusses executive governance pitfalls when preparing private companies for an IPO.
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“A lot of times what I've found is the CEO They haven't done this before, may not be aware that the Section 16 B officers will have their comp published, and if there was some back office, you know, back alley dealings and special side things, if that's not cleaned up, they're gonna be untangling something.”
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