What we do
CEO & Board Succession Planning
CEO succession planning and board succession planning that turns a defining moment of risk into a prepared, deliberate transition.
Overview
How this practice works
Succession is the one appointment every board must eventually make — and the one least suited to urgency. Our CEO and board succession planning practice works years ahead of the event: we help chairs, nomination committees, and ownership groups define the leadership the strategy will require, assess internal readiness honestly against an external benchmark, and maintain a living map of external candidates so the board always has real options. When the moment arrives — planned or otherwise — the decision is deliberate rather than reactive.
Capabilities
- CEO succession planning and readiness roadmaps
- Board succession planning and skills-matrix refresh
- Internal candidate assessment against external benchmarks
- Continuous external talent mapping for CEO and chair roles
- Emergency succession and interim contingency frameworks
- Transition, announcement, and integration advisory
Typical assignments
- CEO succession readiness review
- Board succession and composition plan
- Internal vs. external candidate benchmarking
- Emergency CEO contingency framework
- Chair succession mandate
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