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Steven Clifford
Steven Clifford is the former CEO of King Broadcasting Company and National Mobile Television. He is the author of
The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It
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Issei Kato / Reuters
How Companies Actually Decide What to Pay CEOs
I know—for over 20 years, I helped craft some extremely generous executive-compensation packages.
Steven Clifford
June 14, 2017