• Mercer Executive Remuneration Guides provide the market data and analytical tools to support executive remuneration programmes for leading organizations in Europe.
• Mercer Executive Remuneration Guides cover all aspects of total remuneration for 40 benchmark top executive positions at the executive board and the next two reporting levels.
• The guides provide consistent and accurate market data, covering the full reward package, including all forms of cash remuneration, long-term incentives and benefits. The surveys are available in nearly 15 markets across Europe, including Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Mercer's survey includes approximately 40 executive benchmark positions at board level and the next two levels of management. The analysis includes comparisons between board and non-board positions at the same level for the following functions:

• a full analysis of short- and long-term incentive scheme design, including levels of award made in the previous year and identification of key changes in the last 12 months;
• commentary on share ownership guidelines and other corporate governance issues; and
• information on benefit schemes including pension, private medical insurance and company cars

• Western European Mercer Executive Remuneration Guide

• By industry: consumer goods, durable, energy, finance/banking, High-Tech, insurance, non-durable, retail/wholesale, services or for all data excluding financial services
• By size: assets, employee numbers, PC score, revenue
• By scope of the role: geographic responsibility, level in organisation, executive board membership, PC score, remuneration
• By specific peer groups of named organizations from the database (minimum 10 organizations)

• Pan-European Financial Services (PEFS)