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2025 Private Company Board Practices Oversight Survey
Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship
How would you grade the strength of the following relationships today on a scale from A to F?
Relationships |
F – Failing |
D – Poor |
C – Fair |
B – Good |
A – Excellent |
n |
Board and senior management team (excluding CEO) |
1.05% |
0.00% |
9.47% |
45.26% |
44.21% |
95 |
CEO and senior management team |
2.11% |
1.05% |
9.47% |
33.68% |
53.68% |
95 |
Board and CEO |
1.05% |
3.16% |
3.16% |
36.84% |
55.79% |
95 |
Board Chair and CEO |
2.86% |
1.43% |
5.71% |
28.57% |
61.43% |
70 |
Lead Independent Director and CEO |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.26% |
31.58% |
63.16% |
19 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.