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Apr. 14, 2017

What if you must return pay, like Wells Fargo?

In the wake of its fake account scandal, Wells Fargo installed a new chief executive, reformed its sales incentives, and clawed back more than $60 million in stock awards from executives. By Robert W. Wood

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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By Robert W. Wood

In the wake of its fake account scandal, Wells Fargo installed a new chief executive, reformed its sales incentives, and clawed back more than $60 million in stock awards from executives. Recently, an internal investigation revealed that the improper sales practices go all the way back to 2002. That prompted Wells Fargo to claw back another $75 million, and to retroactively fire Carrie Tolstedt, the former head of the unit in cha...

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