Baeten, XavierVan Hove, MartheDe Ruyck, Bettina2024-09-042024-09-042024http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/7530To measure CEO pay complexity, we have developed a CEO pay complexity score consisting of four dimensions, the number of: Pay instruments granted;Performance measures included in short- and long-term incentive systems;ESG dimensions included in incentive systems;Years that CEOs must hold their shares after vesting.; Our empirical analysis supports the idea that CEO pay in Europe has become more complex.enCEO PayThe Journal of Total Rewards35832283019248102