| Summary: | It has been argued that increasing demand for high compensation by executives and powers in the hand of executives have contributed to increased risk-taking in the banking industry. The study aims to examine the effect of CEO Pay, CEO Ownership Power, and Expert Power on risk-taking of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. A sample of 12 deposit money banks for the period 2009 – 2019 was studied and analysed using panel regression. The study found that CEO pay and CEO Expert power have no significant effect on risk-taking of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. In contrast, CEO Ownership power was found to influence risk-taking significantly. The study recommends strengthening the influence of independent directors on the board to mitigate the influence of powerful CEOs.
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