Chair & Non-executive Director Research Results 2023

This Research, conducted at our Chair & NED Retreat, provides a fascinating insight into the challenges Boards are facing around the people agenda, financial performance and Board capabilities. 

Key findings from Criticaleye's Chair & NED Research:

  • 23% expect to replace the CEO this year
  • NEDs need to improve knowledge on Technology and ESG
  • Financial performance has moved up the priority list 
  • 87% say the leadership team is too inward looking
  • Leadership capability is the biggest barrier to the talent strategy
  • Less than half (42%) benchmark their strategy outside the organisation
Click here for a recent video where we asked executives what support leaders need from their Boards. Featuring comment from Jan Filakovsky, CEO, Biomapas; Priya Chowdhary, CFO Europe, Encyclis; Beth Henson, Group HRD, ADS Group and Steve Deverill, Managing Partner, Eton Bridge Partners




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