15 Jun April CEO Exits Ease to 121; Ytd 2026 Is 25% Below Last Year
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CEO Turnover Report
29 May March CEO Exits Rise 20%, Retirements Surge in Q1 2026
CEO turnover rose 20% in March as retirements hit their highest level in over a year. Q1 CEO exits remain down 19% from 2025....
28 Apr February CEO Turnover Report: Exits Fall as Boards “Wait-and-See”
CEO exits cooled significantly in February as boards took a wait-and-see approach in the face of tariff and other regulatory concerns. ...
20 Mar January CEO Exits Third-Highest on Record
CEO exits surge in January from December to third highest total for the month since 2002. Rate of new women CEOs held in January, but lags high from 2022. ...
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?...
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....