"How to Plan for CEO (and Other Senior Manager) Succession"

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

2:00 - 2:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]
 

Course Materials: - "Beyond Best Practices: Revisiting the Board's Role in CEO Succession," Oliver Wyman Delta (6/09) - "Overcoming the Obstacles to CEO Succession Planning," Oliver Wyman Delta (12/08) - Mark Van Clieaf on Bona Fide CEO Succession & Selection Process (6/05) - "Levels of CEO Work and Levels of Corporate Governance," MVC Associates International (5/05) - The Five Levels of CEO Work and Capability," MVC Associates International (9/04)

 

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CEO succession planning is probably the most important task that a board faces. Yet, it’s probably the least understood. This webcast will explore some of the various planning alternatives available to boards, as well as provide analysis about how to tackle the many challenges that boards - and their advisors - face when conducting succession planning for the CEO and other senior managers. Join these experts:

• Amy Goodman, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Holly Gregory, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Mark Van Clieaf, Managing Director, MVC Associates International
• Mark Nadler, Partner, Oliver Wyman Delta

Among the topics of this program are:

• What are the various types of CEO succession planning that should be conducted? What alternative approaches are available for each?
• How does the process for CEO succession planning differ compared to succession planning of other senior manager positions?
• What is the best way to coax a reluctant CEO – or board – into conducting succession planning? How can you make a “hard” conversation more pleasant?
• What surprising issues may arise during succession planning?
• What is the proper role of the CEO – and other senior managers – during the succession planning process?

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