Boards are confronting a growing list of critical, complex topics.  BCG, the INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, and Heidrick & Struggles teamed up to understand how boards are evolving to cope. Their report draws on a survey of 444 directors and executives around the world.

This report is part of Heidrick & Struggles’ long-standing study of trends in boards in countries around the world. It tracks and analyses how the boards of the largest publicly listed companies are responding to today's challenges.

Heidrick & Struggles’ report draws on an analysis of the profiles of 1,221 CEOs at the largest companies in 27 markets. Its analysis of the group of chief executives, as at 30 June 2023, shows that 40% of all global CEOs stepped into the post directly from one of three roles.