1.0Directors' College 2023https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2023jcarianhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2023/author/jcarian/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bmLr13VikH"><a href="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2023/sessions/session_2a/">CEO Succession Planning and Execution</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2023/sessions/session_2a/embed/#?secret=bmLr13VikH" width="600" height="338" title="“CEO Succession Planning and Execution” — Directors' College 2023" data-secret="bmLr13VikH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2023/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Many experienced directors and governance experts believe that hiring and firing the CEO is the board’s most important function. Despite this core belief, few companies seem to get the process of CEO succession planning and execution right. Moreover, little attention has been paid to the size and quality of the CEO market and how this […]