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Executive Leadership Transitions: A Playbook for Directors

By Blair Jones, Steve Charlebois, Felipe Rubio, and Zachary Greenberg

04/30/2024

Directorship Magazine Succession Planning

Leadership transitions have emerged as a focal point for boards contending with rising rates of executive turnover and external appointments to top leadership positions, a trend that is expected to continue throughout 2024. Spencer Stuart’s 2023 CEO Transitions found that 26 percent of CEO transitions in the S&P 500 in 2023 involved external appointments...

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Blair Jones is a managing director at Semler Brossy with 30 years of consulting on executive compensation.

Steve Charlebois
Steve Charlebois is a managing director at Semler Brossy.

Felipe Rubio
Felipe Rubio is a consultant at Semler Brossy.

Zachary Greenberg
Zachary Greenberg is an associate at Semler Brossy.

 

This article is from the Spring 2024 issue of Directorship.

 

Photos From The Article

Figure 1. Internal/External CEO Hiring Trends

Figure 2. Succession Planning Talent Tree

Figure 3. Key Considerations for Each of the Award Types

Figure 4. ISS Recommendation Following CEO Buyout Awards

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