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Their compensation doesn’t come from assuming more risk.

They are essentially celebrities with a personal brand that corporations will hire to have the celebrity’s name as head the org.

A good celebrity can bring fresh energy and new atmosphere to an organisation.

It’s unclear whether the average CEO is worth their compensation, but what is clear is that bad leadership can tank an organisation to zero.



In what world was Pichai Sundararajan a celebrity? Before Google surely not and now you'd say he is one BECAUSE of the CEO job or?


Celebrity within their industry, or at least within their organisation.


The question still stands.




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