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2025 Public 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 |
|
Providing leadership regarding social and political issues |
1.80% |
14.97% |
61.68% |
13.77% |
7.78% |
167 |
|
Serving as a board partner |
0.00% |
1.79% |
61.31% |
24.40% |
12.50% |
168 |
|
Serving as a company spokesperson |
0.00% |
2.38% |
58.33% |
23.21% |
16.07% |
168 |
|
Building the brand |
0.00% |
4.17% |
49.40% |
32.14% |
14.29% |
168 |
|
Championing digital/technology innovation |
0.00% |
1.19% |
45.83% |
38.69% |
14.29% |
168 |
|
Managing risk |
0.00% |
1.19% |
38.69% |
41.67% |
18.45% |
168 |
|
Stewarding talent and culture |
0.00% |
1.19% |
32.74% |
43.45% |
22.62% |
168 |
|
Developing strategy |
0.60% |
0.00% |
33.93% |
36.31% |
29.17% |
168 |
|
Driving company performance |
0.00% |
0.60% |
30.54% |
38.92% |
29.94% |
167 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.
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 |
|
Providing leadership regarding social and political issues |
1.80% |
14.97% |
61.68% |
13.77% |
7.78% |
167 |
|
Serving as a board partner |
0.00% |
1.79% |
61.31% |
24.40% |
12.50% |
168 |
|
Serving as a company spokesperson |
0.00% |
2.38% |
58.33% |
23.21% |
16.07% |
168 |
|
Building the brand |
0.00% |
4.17% |
49.40% |
32.14% |
14.29% |
168 |
|
Championing digital/technology innovation |
0.00% |
1.19% |
45.83% |
38.69% |
14.29% |
168 |
|
Managing risk |
0.00% |
1.19% |
38.69% |
41.67% |
18.45% |
168 |
|
Stewarding talent and culture |
0.00% |
1.19% |
32.74% |
43.45% |
22.62% |
168 |
|
Developing strategy |
0.60% |
0.00% |
33.93% |
36.31% |
29.17% |
168 |
|
Driving company performance |
0.00% |
0.60% |
30.54% |
38.92% |
29.94% |
167 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.