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UK plc Boards lack trust in their internal CEO succession planning
We estimate that poor CEO succession planning in UK plc erodes shareholder value by ca. £60-100 billion per year.
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Pathways to CEO are too narrow and too male
90% of FTSE100 CEOs come from three prior roles: previously a CEO at another company or a Divisional CEO/ Head, a Chief Financial Officer or equivalent (CFO) or a Chief Operating Officer or equivalent (COO).