C-Suite executives are generally more confident than CEOs about their organizations’ preparedness to handle a major crisis. In this year’s survey, C-Suite executives expressed more confidence than CEOs in addressing 13 of the 15 crises listed. The widest gaps are in cybersecurity: 66% of CMOs say their organizations are well or very well prepared compared to 43% of CEOs; for a pandemic or global health crisis, the gap is 64% CMOs vs. 48% CEOs, and for recession 45% CMOs vs. 27% CEOs.
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