To further assist real estate firms in optimizing
their CEO succession planning efforts, below we offer a series of recommended tactics for translating each of the 12 Succession Leader differentiators into practice.
These findings carry special urgency given that 23 % of respondents report that their last
CEO succession event was unplanned.
Only 11 % of our respondents believe the real estate industry is adequately prepared for
CEO succession.
To understand how pervasive this issue might be across the industry — and to gain greater clarity around what distinguishes the most effective companies from the rest when it comes to
CEO succession — Russell Reynolds Associates and the Urban Land Institute jointly launched a quantitative research initiative on executive succession in real estate, surveying senior leaders (primarily CEOs) at more than 235 real estate firms in the United States.
Conversations with CEOs from across the real estate industry in recent months have revealed a disturbing lack of preparedness for
CEO succession.
In recent surveys by the Urban Land Institute and Russell Reynolds, only 11 percent of 253 major real estate executives surveyed said the industry is adequately prepared for
CEO succession.
We have built
CEO succession benches.
As the Microsoft
CEO succession story drags on and on — much to the chagrin of folks in Redmond, Ford CEO Alan Mulally either A) remains the leading contender for the job, or B) is fading as Microsoft insiders Satya Nadella or Tony Bates gain ground.
CEO succession, and for that matter senior executive succession in general, requires an interdisciplinary approach, involving corporate, securities, employment, benefits, and tax issues to be thoughtfully evaluated.
Most of the examples in the book fall into legal or political categories, though there are a number of examples for the business world:
CEO succession (funny), merger negotiations, and how to buy a new car.
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«Martin and the board have been planning for
CEO succession since early this year, and will continue the search for a permanent CEO,» Musk said in the statement.
Interviewed by Gregory Millman of The Wall Street Journal's Risk and Compliance Team for a story relating to
CEO succession, November 26, 2014.
In fiscal 2012, the Committee conducted a full executive talent review of all EC members, focusing specifically on EC member succession plans with an emphasis on
CEO succession.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Judd for a Corporate Secretary Magazine story on
CEO succession planning, June 25, 2013.
Interviewed by Sunny Freeman from The Toronto Star concerning CEO resignation at Ashley Madison and best
CEO succession practices, August 28, 2015.
Interviewed by Jon Erlichman of BNN television concerning
CEO succession planning at TD Bank and best practices, November 23, 2016.
A recording of the Glass Lewis Proxy Talk conference call with Occidental Petroleum Corporation directors, where they discussed
CEO succession planning at the company, is now available.
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I researched this subject with my coauthor Natalie Michael, and the outcome of our work is our book, titled
Your CEO Succession Playbook: How to pass the torch so everyone wins.
In fiscal 2013, the HRC Committee conducted a full executive talent review of all Executive Council members, focusing specifically on Executive Council member succession plans with an emphasis on
CEO succession.
Your board has completed a robust
CEO succession process and everyone's confident about your choice of a new corporate leader.
In addition, Baytex Energy also announced
CEO succession plans, its 2017 capex budget, and the closing of a bought deal financing transaction in Canada.
A thoughtful onboarding process, along with a professional, fair selection system, can help
a CEO succession unfold smoothly and effectively, creating value for the company rather than destroying it.
On November 19, at the tech giant's annual meeting, shareholders will have a chance to ask the board about
its CEO succession process.
If Apple board members aren't actively working on
CEO succession, it's a problem.
And too bad then that he and the board waited so long to address
CEO succession, until the problems hit the press and the board was caught with no plan.
Here are some of the telltale problems, solutions and red flags for poor
CEO succession planning.
If there is anything that can generate more sequels than the Star Wars franchise, it's the saga of Walt Disney's
CEO succession.
The board should insist on regular, robust reporting on
CEO succession plans, and do market checks.
For example, a few years ago, a compelling study in the MIT Sloan Management Review used ROA data (among other metrics) to compare the performances of external and internal candidates in
CEO successions.
But to ensure a smooth leadership transition, all three firms planned
the CEO successions well in advance and promoted executives with long and diversified experiences within the respective organizations.
Not exact matches
An anomalous ratio could indicate
CEO entrenchment or lack of
succession.
In a press release, Frank Iacobucci, the company's lead director, said that
succession and strategic planning had led the board to «the determination that the current timing under all circumstances is best - suited to transition
CEO leadership.»
Did you know that a former
CEO of ExxonMobil is fourth in the U.S. presidential line of
succession?
On May 25, Tim's board announced it was starting an «active search for a new chief executive officer (
CEO) following an extended
succession planning process undertaken in connection with the Company's strategic plans.»
A
succession of roles in the financial sector led him to Canada Trust, first as chief operating officer in 1991 and then
CEO three years later.
«As soon as a
CEO is appointed, there should be a
succession plan,» he says.
Even though Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's 80 - year - old chairman and
CEO, assures shareholders a
succession plan is in place, investor confidence is bound to be affected when the Oracle of Omaha departs.
Lowe's touted the news as a
succession announcement, but companies typically prefer to have a new
CEO lined up, or at least have identified candidates for the role, before they announce a corner office change.
Tim Hortons
CEO Don Schroeder abruptly left the company on May 25 last year, driven out by a dispute over
succession planning.
At a 2007
CEO gathering hosted by Bill Gates, at which I served as a moderator, Warren Buffett asked Rupert Murdoch about his intended
succession plans.
Uber
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appeared on NBC's Today Show on Thursday morning, addressing a number of hot topics tech in rapid
succession, ranging from Facebook and privacy rights, self - driving cars, and the company's sexual harassment scandals.
While the guidelines say the board shall choose the
CEO and other executive officers annually, it does not mention a
succession process.
The stats make it clear that it's time for directors to review their hiring and
succession practices and, more broadly, rethink the
CEO position and its role.
Cheers from the crowd make it harder for boards to take tough stances on a
CEO's performance, pay, and
succession.
The AMD board's corporate governance guidelines place the responsibility for
succession planning on the
CEO.
Since
CEO tenure is decreasing and the pool of available
CEOs is small, directors need to be certain that their companies have real
succession plans in place and that they take care to groom less senior executives for higher - level jobs, Larcker says.
Bechtel is also the quintessential family business: It has been led, with a brief exception, by a
succession of four family
CEOs since cattle farmer Warren Bechtel founded the firm in 1898 to help build railroad lines.