Jeff Bezos is a bad example for the point you're trying to make. He's worth that because he held (and built) an asset that increased massively in value over the past ~30 years. Not because his comp was too high.
It's not compensation in the "the company paid for my time" sense, but it sure affects the decisions that he makes as CEO.
(But yeah, for the original point about compensation, Bezos perhaps was a poor choice. I'm rolling with that decision.)