CEO turnover rose 23% in June 2025. Challenger data shows more interim CEOs as companies navigate economic uncertainty, tech shifts, and workforce pressures....
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....
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...
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...
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...
Published March 4, 2025 The 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...
230 December CEO Exits, Third Highest Month on Record; Public Company CEO Exits Hit Record Published January 30, 2025 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies surged 38% in December to 230 CEO exits from 167 in November. It is up 13% from 204 CEO exits...
Published December 20, 2024 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 2.9% in November to 167 from 172 in October. It is down 7.2% from 180 CEO exits recorded in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement...
Published November 26, 2024 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 15% in October to 172 from 202 in September. It is up 64% from 105 CEO exits recorded in the same month last year, according to a report released Tuesday by global outplacement...
Published October 29, 2024 The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose slightly to 202 in September from 200 one month prior. It is up 23% from 164 CEO exits recorded in the same month last year, according to a report released Tuesday by global outplacement and...
