2025 Public Company Board Practices Oversight Survey

Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship

07/28/2025

 

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

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Board and senior management team (excluding CEO)

0.00%

1.18%

6.51%

52.07%

40.24%

169

Board Chair and CEO

0.00%

0.00%

10.48%

34.68%

54.84%

124

Board and CEO

0.00%

2.35%

7.06%

34.12%

56.47%

170

CEO and senior management team

0.00%

0.59%

4.14%

34.32%

60.95%

169

Lead Independent Director and CEO

0.00%

0.00%

4.55%

24.24%

71.21%

66

 

This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.