By: Tae Hoon, Min, and Lin
Business Negotiation Scenario
David (age 58) is in charge of Southeast Asia for an investment company, Wells Fargo as a managing director. The firm is not performing well and David feels that he is at risk. He decides to negotiate an early retirement package with his company. His highest earnings have been $750,000.
When David is preparing to negotiate an early retirement package with his company, he gets an email from the chairman of Allianz. This email includes an offer of managing director position which is in charge of Southeast Asia with offer of a $300,000 base, plus potential, plus a reasonably attractive package of options. This direct manager position has been one of the longest running searches handled by a major recruiter. Allianz is trying to hire a person who has great work experiences as a managing director and who can successfully manage the Southeast Asia branch to bring maximum profit to the company.
David’s Alternatives: 1. Retire investment company, Wells Fargo with an early retirement package. * Early Retirement Package includes: * Wells Fargo pays for the health insurances, which covers a monthly maximum amount of about $5,000. * Wells Fargo gives 1,000,000 company’s stock. (David was very successful with Allianz Life Pro+, which is one of the Wells Fargo life insurance products; brought huge profit to Wells Fargo.) * Wells Fargo gives 85% of his last salary every month. (It is 85% since David worked in Wells Fargo for more than 30 years.) 2. Accept Wells Fargo’s managing director position which is in charge of Southeast Asia branch. * Wells Fargo’s offers for managing director position: * Wells Fargo gives $300,000 base, plus 500,000 company’s stock. * David must come up with one or more new financial products and bring profit to the company. * When the product is launched, Wells Fargo gives 35% of the profit earned from that product as a