Executive Compensation with WTW
Attendance for CBA members is free!
Non-CBA members may register for $30
Neurocrine Biosciences
6027 Edgewood Bend Court, 1st Floor, HR Training Room, San Diego, CA 92130
AGENDA
5:30 pm: Dinner Served
5:40 pm – 6:00 pm: Networking, Dinner & Announcements
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Program
Presented by:
Mark Chen
WTW Partner l Managing Director, Executive Compensation & Board Advisory
Los Angeles
• 22 years of experience advising corporate boards and management teams on executive pay with strategic objectives and stakeholder interests. Mark’s areas of expertise include incentive plan design, performance metric selection, pay competitiveness and effective communication in public disclosures
• Assists public, private and nt-for-profit organizations in a range of industries including airlines, banking, consumer products, food and beverage, life sciences, high technology, real estate, manufacturing and media.
• Frequent guest speaker on executive pay for World@Work and regional total rewards associations
• Member of WTW’s Executive Compensation Guiding Principles initiative and serves as a mentor for junior colleagues
Alex Ha
WTW Principal | Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Board Advisory
Los Angeles
• 13+ years of compensation experience partnering with company Boards and management teams to align pay programs with strategic business objectives and HR priorities
• Previously served as Head of Compensation at Beyond Meat
• Frequent guest speaker on executive pay for World@Work and regional total rewards associations as well as our flagship executive compensation webcast
• Leader on life sciences (medical devices, biopharma) and co-leads our medical device and life sciences executive compensation roundtable
Simon Benfrech, CFA
WTW Senior Director, Executive Compensation and Board Advisory
· Simon is a Senior Director in WTW’s Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice with more than 13 years of experience advising boards, compensation committees, and HR leaders on pay strategy, governance, and incentive design. He works across industries—including tech, higher education, not-for-profit, retail, consumer brands, and financial services—with a focus on aligning pay with performance, peer group construction, incentive calibration, and regulatory compliance.
· Simon brings deep expertise in competitive benchmarking, custom plan design, and navigating complex organizational structures, including public, private, pre-IPO, and not-for-profit organizations.
· Based in San Diego, Simon is passionate about helping organizations attract and retain key talent through thoughtful, data-driven compensation strategy. He also serves as a volunteer Board Member of the Compensation and Benefits Association of San Diego
Alex Mejia, MBA
WTW Manager, Executive Compensation & Board Advisory
· Alex Mejia is a Manager in WTW’s Executive Compensation and Board Advisory consulting practice based out of San Diego. Prior to joining WTW in October of 2024, Alex has worked at companies such as Anderson Pay Advisors, Deloitte and KPMG providing executive compensation and broad base consulting services.
· With six+ years of experience consulting with clients nationally, Alex has focused her work on executive and non-employee director pay benchmarking, incentive design, and pre-IPO readiness. She has worked with management and compensation committees of public and private organizations in industries such life sciences, technology, retail, financial services and higher-ed.
