Compensation Consulting Services for Family Offices & Privately Held Businesses

Strategic compensation consulting services for family offices, family-owned businesses, privately held companies and ESOP organisations. We help boards, executives and business owners design compensation strategies that attract talent, reward performance and support long-term business value.

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Compensation Consulting Built for Private Businesses

Compensation decisions in family-owned and privately held businesses involve more than determining salary. Executive pay, employee compensation, incentive plans and board compensation can directly influence performance, retention, governance and long-term business objectives.

Benesh Consulting Group provides specialised compensation consulting services designed around the realities of family offices, family-owned companies, privately held businesses and ESOP organisations.

Our approach combines compensation benchmarking, market analysis, incentive plan design and practical advisory support to help clients make informed compensation decisions. Rather than applying a standard compensation model, we consider factors such as company size, industry, geographic location, ownership structure, responsibilities and business objectives.

With more than 40 years of compensation consulting experience and more than 500 clients supported, Benesh Consulting Group brings deep experience to complex compensation decisions.

Benchmarking With Business Context

We evaluate compensation using relevant market data alongside company size, industry, geographic location, position responsibilities and ownership structure. This creates a more meaningful comparison for family-owned and privately held businesses.

Incentive Plans That Drive Performance

We design short-term and long-term incentive programmes that connect compensation with measurable business objectives, performance, retention and long-term value creation.

Compensation Aligned With Governance

Compensation can affect leadership accountability, board effectiveness and family-business governance. We help organisations develop compensation structures that reflect responsibilities while supporting business and ownership objectives.

Our Services

Compensation advisory for private businesses, family offices and enterprises, boards, ESOPS

Benesh Consulting Group provides specialized compensation consulting for family-owned companies, privately held businesses, family offices, executives, employees, boards, and legal matters.

Executive compensation

Design compensation programs that align executive leadership with business performance, retention, governance, and long-term growth.

Good For

C-suite pay, leadership incentives, long-term incentives, retention plans, and performance-based compensation.

Employee compensation

Build practical employee compensation structures that support internal fairness, market competitiveness, and talent retention.

Good For

Salary structures, market benchmarking, incentive plans, pay ranges, and compensation administration.

Board compensation

Create board compensation plans that reflect governance responsibilities, company complexity, and private-business realities.

Good For

Director retainers, meeting fees, committee compensation, outside board members, and family board structures.

Expert witness support

Provide compensation-related analysis, reports, and expert support for disputes, litigation, and legal proceedings.

Good For

Reasonable compensation, executive pay disputes, bonuses, commissions, equity compensation, and expert testimony.

Benesh Consulting Group helped us bring clarity to a complex executive compensation structure. Their recommendations were practical, well-supported, and aligned with how our family business actually operates.

Family business ownerPrivately held company

Their understanding of private-company compensation is different from standard consulting firms. They helped our board evaluate pay, incentives, and governance with confidence.

Board memberFamily-owned enterprise

The team provided thoughtful analysis, clear benchmarking, and a compensation plan that balanced market competitiveness with our long-term retention goals.

Chief executive officerPrivate operating company

Aligning compensation with performance, governance, and long-term growth

For family offices and privately held businesses, compensation decisions are closely tied to leadership, retention, ownership goals, and board governance. Benesh Consulting Group helps clients create compensation structures that are clear, competitive, and built around private-business realities.

Compensation built around business goals

Design executive, employee, and board compensation programs that connect pay with responsibility, performance, retention, and long-term value creation.

Practical guidance for complex private companies

Support families, boards, and leadership teams with market-informed recommendations, incentive plan design, and governance-ready compensation structures.