The top human resources executives at 213 credit unions described their CEO compensation practices. The credit unions with CEO incentive plans enjoyed better financial health than did those without CEO incentive plans. The longer the CEO incentive plans had been in place, the better the credit unions’ financial health. The best credit unions were those that incorporated people metrics into their CEO incentive plans, but these made up a small minority. Suggestions are made for improving CEO incentive plans.
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