CEO Succession Practices: 2012 Edition
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CEO Succession Practices

CEO Succession Practices: 2012 Edition

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This report documents succession events of CEOs of S&P 500 companies. In addition to updates on historical trends, the report features discussions of the most notable cases of CEO succession in 2011 (based on press announcements and other publicly available information) as well as the results of a survey of corporate secretaries and general counsel on the succession oversight practices of their boards. Among this year’s findings: 19.2 percent of successions involved an outsider CEO appointment, which is consistent with the continuing trend of hiring outsiders that has been recorded since the 1970s.

This report documents succession events of CEOs of S&P 500 companies. In addition to updates on historical trends, the report features discussions of the most notable cases of CEO succession in 2011 (based on press announcements and other publicly available information) as well as the results of a survey of corporate secretaries and general counsel on the succession oversight practices of their boards. Among this year’s findings: 19.2 percent of successions involved an outsider CEO appointment, which is consistent with the continuing trend of hiring outsiders that has been recorded since the 1970s.

Authors

Jason D. Schloetzer

Jason D. Schloetzer Jason D. Schloetzer

William and Karen Sonneborn Term Associate Profess…
Georgetown University McDonoug…

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Matteo Tonello

Matteo Tonello Matteo Tonello

Head of TCB Benchmarking and Analytics
The Conference Board

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Melissa Aguilar

Melissa Aguilar Melissa Aguilar

Former Researcher, Corporate Leadership
The Conference Board

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