CEO talks pay (in a mealy-mouthed way)

First, Kroger chief David Dillon called his pay package “ludicrous” at the Aspen Ideas festival.

Later, perhaps after having received some guff from his CEO peers, he walked that back a bit.

Finally, he concluded: “But when I look at what’s expected typically of a CEO, the life expectancy, the lack of job security, the 7-by-24 commitment, I don’t dispute that they ought to be paid really well. It’s just that I think it’s gotten a little bit out of hand.”

But at least he talked about it, and perhaps your client can use his shilly-shallying as a jumping off point for something a little more coherent and pointed.