Every proxy season for the past 20 years I have evaluated the performance of CEOs in the hotel industry using a proprietary pay-for-performance model. My goal has been to determine... read more →
A recent study surveying 2,500 of the world’s largest public companies, covering all industry sectors, reported 14.4% CEO turnover (the 5-year average stands at 13.9%) – in comparison, our 2013... read more →
Recent results within the United States food service industry point to extraordinary success; this year the industry will take in over $650 billion and employ 13.5 million people (10% of... read more →
The hospitality sector has increasingly become fragmented – throughout the past decades, the industry has been shaped by the changes in ownership and by the heightened degree of specialisation, innovation... read more →
I was having dinner with a new client last week who is looking to recruit an executive from the outside. As the main course was served he asked the following... read more →
The article takes an in-depth look at how leaders must possess both creativity and problem-solving skills to excel on the job. Although some may views these skills as opposites, we... read more →
Private equity firms taking numerous companies private narrowed the playing field in Aethos Consulting Group™’s study of corporate governance in the lodging industry. Interestingly, many of those same PE firms... read more →
Like most others, hospitality people increasingly live in a “social media society.” According to Internet World Stats, currently there are an estimated 2.4 billion Internet users worldwide, more than a... read more →
Casino Journal and Aethos Consulting Group™ have been evaluating corporate governance practices for over a decade. This annual study closely examines board makeup, independence, committee structure and executive pay-for-performance in... read more →
As we do every year, we evaluated the performance of CEOs in the hotel industry using our proprietary “pay-for-performance” model. Our goal is to determine whether a CEO deserves his... read more →