Representatives of companies who returned calls said their actions were not only fair, but also needed to keep talented executives.

He's a very talented corporate executive who will never work again.

"The most talented executive in the world couldn't have turned Apple around in seventeen months," he said.

In Germany, she said, it prompted an exodus of talented executives.

The strategy, he said, would be to hand the network to talented executives.

He is probably most talented executive Nepal has ever known.

The competition for talented municipal executives is not limited to police chiefs.

"Lots of companies are going to put money into the game, and there's going to be a need for talented executives," he said.

The board clearly adopted the plan now because it feared an exodus of talented executives, she said.

Pay too little and the board won't be able to attract or retain talented executives who are sought after in a competitive market.