Shareholder votes on executive compensation packages hit a plateau this year, after a stunning ascendancy in 2006 and 2007. Corporate America, however, should brace itself for another resurgence in 2009.

Shareholder votes on executive compensation packages hit a plateau this year, after a stunning ascendancy in 2006 and 2007. Corporate America, however, should brace itself for another resurgence in 2009.