Shouldn't pay be for performance?

Compensation is payment for what has been done. Performance is all about what has been achieved. Both can be measured. Surely, it cannot be so difficult to link the two

There are two numbers that ha­ve been unconnected with a co­mpany’s financial performance for a while. First its share price and second the CEO’s pay. The share-price — at least I would like to believe, is not something that the company has any control over. And the market price does periodically correct itself (or at least the divergence comes down for a short whi­le). The CEO’s compensation is determi­ned by a tighter group — the board, its remuneration committee, and shareho­lders. In a more perfect world, you would expect far greater alignment between performance and pay. But we are seeing