Grant Thornton’s J. Henry Oehmann III to Speak at KC’s Accounting for and Taxing Executive Compensation/Bonuses Best Practices Live Webcast

New York, NY, March 05, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that J. Henry Oehmann III, Director, National Executive Compensation Service Grant Thornton LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Accounting for and Taxing Executive Compensation/Bonuses Best Practices Live Webcast”. This event is scheduled for March 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM -5:00 PM ET.

For further details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_Executive.html

Event Synopsis:

Companies face considerable challenges when applying accounting principles related to executive compensation and bonuses in light of this new and complex regulatory environment.

The Knowledge Group is assembling a panel of experts to help you understand the critical elements of executive compensation in 2010 & 2011. The speakers will share their expert opinions in a two-hour Live Webcast. They will address the following key issues:

- Benefits, bonuses and incentives
- Stock options
- Compensation protection
- Tax issues
- Up-to-the-minute regulatory changes

This live webcast will cover the fundamentals you need to understand about executive compensation.

About J. Henry Oehmann III

Henry is Director National Executive Compensation Services practice and offices in Grant Thornton’s Raleigh office. Henry has more than thirty years of executive compensation consulting experience.

Henry works extensively with compensation committees of public companies on executive compensation and corporate governance issues. Prior to joining Grant Thornton LLP, he was Vice-President of Executive Compensation Services at Clark Consulting, a Principal and compensation practice leader at Arthur Andersen and at Buck Consultants in Atlanta. In addition, he was Director of Compensation and Employee Benefits at Progress Energy. His in-depth experience in the banking and financial services industry is coupled with a wide-range of consulting engagements including both domestic and international clients across various industries.

About Grant Thornton LLP

The people in the independent firms of Grant Thornton International Ltd provide personalized attention and the highest quality service to public and private clients in more than 100 countries. Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations. Grant Thornton International Ltd and its member firms are not a worldwide partnership, as each member firm is a separate and distinct legal entity.

In the U.S., visit Grant Thornton LLP at www.GrantThornton.com.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

For further information and inquiry, visit www.knowledgecongress.org

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