
12 February, 2021
Valérie Baudson appointed as chief executive of Amundi
Valérie Baudson has been appointed CEO of Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager. She will take over from curren...
10 February, 2021
Forced CEO turnover can damage the reputation of board directors
Parting company with an underperforming chief executive is a good thing, right? The fulfilment of a board’s governance responsibilities, and bound to boost their standing? It seems not. New resea...
8 February, 2021
Prime problem: the challenge of founder CEO succession
'They leave a space that is impossible for an outsider to completely fill' Dr Andrew White, senior fellow in management practice at Saïd Business School and a CEO executive coac...
2 February, 2021
Rosalind Brewer named CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance
Rosalind Brewer has been appointed as the new chief executive of global health and pharmacy company Walgreens Boots Alliance. Brewer is currently chief operating officer, group president and board ...
12 January, 2021
Local CEOs ‘spend more on CSR in their communities’
There is much discussion of why some chief executives do corporate social responsibility (CSR) well and others poorly. New research suggests one big factor may be whether corporate leaders are operati...
10 December, 2020
‘Unfriendly’ boards served better information by CEOs
When should a board be unfriendly with their chief executive? According to new research, boards should give CEOs a hard time if they suspect he or she is an “empire builder”, willing to launch inv...
3 December, 2020
Top companies report problems with CEO succession planning
Leadership succession has become an issue for FTSE 100 companies, with skills gaps on their boards—and technology the most widespread knowledge deficit. A survey conducted by consultancy New Stre...
6 October, 2020
More than money: the evolving role of the chief financial officer
The global pandemic is changing the role of the CFO, broadening its scope and influence in areas such as strategy execution and performance insight. While much of this evolution was already under w...
29 September, 2020
Businesses ‘can play important role in stemming executive misconduct’
Nothing makes headlines quite like a corporate scandal, with events at
25 September, 2020
How good governance can stop toxic ‘bro behaviour’ at companies
In 2019, the board of directors of McDonald’s Corp took the unusual but bold and moral decision to dismiss its CEO Steve Easterbrook after he...- 1
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