CEO Succession Planning
Concurrent Session
Monday, October 20, 2008, 10:45 AM
The board's most important role is CEO succession planning, yet the 2008 NACD survey data show directors do not believe their boards are highly effective in this area. In succession planning, directors deliver the most value to a corporation and can have the greatest impact. Hear practitioners discuss how they tackle the difficult questions, learn from real-life succession stories, and get concrete examples you can take back to your own board.
| Ken Freeman | Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Founding and Former Chairman & CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc. |
| Theodore (Ted) L. Dysart | Managing Partner, Americas Global Board of Directors Practice and Partner--in-Charge, Heidrick & Struggles |



