Matt Seto

Lead Consultant

Matt is a trusted advisor to compensation committees and senior management teams across North America on executive compensation strategy and design. He consults on a broad range of matters including executive and director benchmarking, short- and long-term incentive plan design, peer group development, CEO pay-for-performance analysis, and proxy advisor and other Say on Pay related matters.

Matt’s clients include Canadian and U.S.-based private, IPO/SPAC, and established public companies in a variety of industries including mining, energy, retail, chemicals, industrials, financials, and emerging technologies. Additionally, Matt supports several board-level engagements with large cap S&P/TSX 60 and S&P 500 companies.

Matt’s approach is to put business strategy first, against a backdrop of market, investor, and regulatory perspectives, to enable compensation committees to make informed decisions on executive pay.

Matt holds a BBA, with Distinction, from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Ivey Business School (Western University), Dean’s Honour List.

Recent Insights By Matt Seto

Canadian Say on Pay Update

by Matt Seto and Jason Chi on August 24, 2023

Client Alerts

With a majority of vote results in for the 2023 annual meeting cycle, we’ve seen companies in the “yellow card zone” on Say on Pay (i.e., 50%-80% support) at the highest level since 2019.

Taking Inventory of Executive Pay Programs

by Abigail Brunks and Matt Seto on August 7, 2023

Thought Leadership

With proxy season behind most calendar-year end companies, the summer meeting is an opportune time for compensation committees to reflect on compensation programs more holistically.