Feature
Debunking the Myth of the Fast and Successful Succession Plan
By Suzanne Bates and Sarah Woods
Guidance for creating a strong CEO succession plan prior to a departure.
Trending Oversight Topics
Governance Surveys
Center for Inclusive Governance
B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Peter C. Browning
02/20/2024
Directorship Magazine
“No two boards are the same,” Peter C. Browning likes to say. His constant reminder to directors stems from his experience serving on 14 publicly traded company boards and a corporate career that spanned decades. A Boston native, he began his career as a sales trainee with the Continental Can Co. He spent 24 years with the company, eventually becoming president of two different divisions. He last served as the executive vice president and operating officer. In 1989, Browning joined the National Gypsum Co. In September 1990, he was elected chair, president, and CEO. He helped guide the business through and out of bankruptcy. He now serves on the boards of Gypsum Management & Supply and ScanSource, and his prior directorships include service at Acuity Brands, EnPro Industries, Wachovia Corp., Nucor Corp., and many more companies...
This article is from the Winter 2024 issue of Directorship.
Discover More From This Issue
Browse More-
-
Feature
Elevating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Boardroom
By Natalie Heavren
Five winning boards leverage the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion to enhance their governance and create long-term value for their organizations and stakeholders...
-
Feature
Honoring the Year’s Best Board Members and Governance Gurus
By NACD Editors
NACD celebrates the 2023 Directorship 100TM honorees and recognizes the strides these directors and governance professionals have made in helping companies reach new levels of success.
-
Keeping Count
Private Company Boards Focus on New Areas of Oversight While ESG Stagnates
By Mandy Wright
Key findings from the 2023 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey report.
-
Perspectives
Who Coaches the Board of Directors?
By Glenn Tobe
To ensure that boards put the feedback from their annual performance assessments to use, they can use this new approach to facilitate honest...
-
The Director's Chair
Turning Risk into Reward
By Roberta Sydney
With myriad new and emerging risks, private company boards can use this guidance to develop a risk management framework to achieve their companies' value-creation goals.
-
Verbatim
Talent Troubles? Financial Accounting Practices May Be a Barrier to Improvement
By Mandy Wright
Challenges at the intersection of financial accounting and talent management. -
Regulatory Roundup
Lawmakers Focus on Accountability, AI in Q1 2024
By Alexandra R. Lajoux
Discover current legislation, regulation, and legal developments impacting boards.
Explore All Directorship Issues