04 Feb 2025 CEO Turnover Report: CEO Exits Fall From 2024; Public CEO Exits Break Record
CEO exits fall below last year, but public company CEO exits break record. Women gains in the CEO role fall. Are companies stabilizing before 2026?...
07 Jan November CEO Turnover Report: CEO Exits Tick Up From October, Slow YTD
CEO turnover ticks up from one month prior, but slows from last year. Companies show stability in the face of uncertainty earlier in the year. Will this pace last?...
30 Sep CEO Turnover Trending Lower: 2025 Sees Record Turnover But Fewer Leaving Posts Than Same Months Last Year
August CEO exits declined 27% from last year to 146, marking a third straight month of lower year-over-year turnover. Yet 2025 YTD exits reached a record 1,504, and the share of incoming women CEOs fell to 25%, the lowest since 2020....
28 Aug CEO Exits Stall in July; 123 CEOs Out, Down 41% From June
CEO turnover stalled in July as exits fell 41% from June. Exits remain an all-time high as uncertainty and economic pressures impact leaders....
28 Jul CEOs Leave at a Faster Clip in June 2025; Boards Experiment with Interim Leadership
CEO turnover rose 23% in June 2025. Challenger data shows more interim CEOs as companies navigate economic uncertainty, tech shifts, and workforce pressures....
30 Jun CEO Turnover Slows in May 2025; YTD Highest on Record
CEO exits fell 21% in May, but 2025 YTD remains record-breaking. Women CEO rates drop as long-tenured leaders exit amid strategic and political shifts....
03 Jun Challenger CEO Turnover Report: CEO Exits Surge 70% in April 2025, Women CEO Rate Falls
Women Appointments Rise Slightly In April But Rate is Below Last Year; Companies Pick Up External Replacements; Rate of Interim CEOs Remains HighPublished June 3, 2025The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 21% from 177 in March to 214 in April. This is a...
04 Mar CEOs Continue Exodus in 2025: 222 CEO Exits in January, Highest for the Month on Record
Published March 4, 2025The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 3% in January to 222 from 230 exits in December. It is up 14% from 194 CEO exits recorded in the first month of 2024, according to a report released Tuesday by global...
26 Jul June 2023 Sees Fewest CEO Changes Since January, One Month After Record-High Monthly Exits
Published July 26, 2023 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell to the lowest total in five months, as 118 CEOs left their posts last month. It is the lowest total since January of this year, when 112 CEOs exited the top spot, according...
26 Oct September 2022 CEO Turnover: CEO Exits Rise 17%; Ages & Tenures of Exiting CEOs Fall
Published October 26, 2022 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 17% from the 63 in August to 74 in September. According to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., CEOs who left...