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?...
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02 Dec October CEO Turnover Report: Exits Slow, New Women CEOs Tick Back Up
CEO turnover slowed again in September, as 146 leaders left their posts, matching August’s total and marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in CEO departures, according to the latest report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Through September,...
04 Nov September CEO Turnover Report: Exits Slow, New Women CEOs Continue Decline
CEO turnover slowed again in September, as 146 leaders left their posts, matching August’s total and marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in CEO departures, according to the latest report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Through September,...
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...
30 Apr Q1 Sees Record CEO Turnover; March 2025 Slows to 177 Exits; Fewer Women Named to CEO Role; Interim Appointments on the Rise
Published April 30, 2025The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 28% from 247 in February to 177 in March. It is down 2% from the 180 CEO exits that occurred in March 2024, according to a report released Wednesday by global outplacement and...
01 Apr CEO Turnover Nearly Matches Monthly Record; 247 CEO Exits in February 2025
Published April 1, 2025 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 11% from 222 in January to 247 in February, the second-highest total for any month since Challenger began tracking CEO changes in 2002. It is virtually the same as the 248 CEO exits...