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...
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...
3 August, 2020
US companies lead UK and Europe on speed of CEO turnover
When Expedia’s chief executive Mark Okerstrom stepped asid...
8 April, 2020
Succession planning in the spotlight amid ‘genuine shock’ of PM’s illness
Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation and subsequent admission to intensive care prompted many questions about leadership of the UK while the prime minister was incapacitated. While his communications sta...
11 September, 2018
Succession planning: Alibaba works its magic
The news this week is once again full of the rags-to-riches story of Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder and executive chairman of the internet giant Alibaba. This time, though, Ma is making headlines...
30 May, 2018
Board moves at RBS; BP; and Safestyle
RBS The chief financial officer of RBS has quit ahead of the bank’s AGM. Ewen Stevenson announced his departure today, following an “orderly handover” of his responsibilities. Chief...
18 May, 2018
A practical guide to executive onboarding
In a time of rapid change it is clear that boards need diverse skills and profiles in order to maintain a competitive advantage. The same is true at executive committee level. The speed of change has ...
5 April, 2018
Sir Martin Sorrell investigated by WPP over alleged misconduct
An investigation has been launched against WPP founder and CEO Sir Martin Sorrell following an allegation of “personal misconduct”. A terse statement to the stock exchange states that independe...
7 November, 2017
