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Meredith & I have blogged many times about the alluring concept of simplifying executive pay. Wouldn’t we all appreciate a bit less complexity in our lives? In this new 14-minute episode of the “Pay & Proxy Podcast,” Meredith explored this topic with Ani Huang, who is the CEO of the Center On Executive Compensation. Meredith & Ani discussed:

1. How did pay design get so complex?

2. Calls for “radical simplification” of pay design from prominent institutional investors

3. A real-world example of a company that has sought to simplify its pay programs

4. Key questions to ask when exploring simplification

5. Alternative ways to simplify pay design

– Liz Dunshee