Private Equity Retreat Research Results 2017

Highlights from our research include:


• Just over one-third of respondents are underperforming against their business plan

• 71%  of leadership teams are too insular and focused on the day to day

• 39% said the chairman provides minimal support at best for the executive team

• 40% of respondents felt their current senior executives lacked the right skills to execute large-scale organisational change

• Only 9% have a clear plan for succession in the executive team




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