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2025 Private Company Board Practices Oversight Survey
Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship
How have your board’s expectations of the CEO evolved over the last three years with respect to the following roles?
|
CEO Roles |
Significantly decreased |
Moderately decreased |
Remained relatively consistent |
Moderately increased |
Significantly increased |
n |
|
Driving company performance |
0.00% |
2.11% |
33.68% |
36.84% |
27.37% |
95 |
|
Developing strategy |
2.11% |
0.00% |
35.79% |
37.89% |
24.21% |
95 |
|
Managing risk |
1.06% |
0.00% |
34.04% |
48.94% |
15.96% |
94 |
|
Stewarding talent and culture |
1.05% |
2.11% |
30.53% |
50.53% |
15.79% |
95 |
|
Championing digital/technology innovation |
1.06% |
1.06% |
43.62% |
37.23% |
17.02% |
94 |
|
Building the brand |
0.00% |
5.26% |
46.32% |
29.47% |
18.95% |
95 |
|
Serving as a board partner |
1.05% |
2.11% |
61.05% |
26.32% |
9.47% |
95 |
|
Serving as a company spokesperson |
3.19% |
2.13% |
61.70% |
23.40% |
9.57% |
94 |
|
Providing leadership regarding social and political issues |
3.16% |
13.68% |
63.16% |
13.68% |
6.32% |
95 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.