Leadership Transitions

Passing the Torch: The Urgency of CEO Succession Planning

By Angela Moe and Brian Bueno

09/16/2024

Directorship Magazine CEO Succession

CEO departures occurring at record-high levels raise the stakes for boards to get succession planning right. In the United States, 622 CEOs announced their departures in the first quarter of 2024, representing a 48 percent increase from the first quarter of 2023 and the highest number of single-quarter departures ever, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas’s CEO Turnover Report...

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Angela Moe
Angela Moe
is a partner at Farient Advisors.

Brian Bueno
Brian Bueno
is ESG leader at Farient Advisors.