Browsing: Succession planning
One of the more striking moments at this year’s Fortune COO Summit came when Dennis Woodside, the CEO of Freshworks…
Occidental Petroleum’s next chief executive began his career far from the Houston headquarters. On May 1, Occidental announced that COO…
The latest wave of new Fortune 500 CEOs points to a clear boardroom priority: executives who can execute immediately. Dow,…
Apple taps John Ternus as its next CEO—and Tim Cook says he is handing down the same advice Steve Jobs gave him
“I would probably say the same thing,” Cook told the Wall Street Journal just weeks before the succession announcement. “Because…
Dow is making a closely watched leadership change at a pivotal moment for the chemical industry. The company said Tuesday…
Apple CEO Tim Cook says his late predecessor Steve Jobs gave him this unusual advice when he handed over the reins: ‘Never ask what I would do’
Many companies are inextricably tied to their iconic founders—from Mark Zuckerberg being the face of Meta, to Warren Buffett leading…
Disney hands new CEO Josh D’Amaro a $45 million pay package and something more valuable
Walt Disney’s new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, has been set up with a lucrative pay package for his first year, with…
Meet Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway—the billionaire boomer boss got his start in business selling empty soda bottles for 5 cents
For years, people had pressed hedge fund mogul Warren Buffett on who would take over Berkshire Hathaway as he geared…
Kate Winslet blasts nepo baby label—she says her children aren’t able to ‘get jobs or gain respect’ just because of her fame and $65 million fortune
No industry is a stranger to nepotism. Powerful business families have passed down their billion-dollar empires for generations, and the…
Apple is ramping up succession plans for CEO Tim Cook and may tap this hardware exec to take over, report says
Apple’s board of directors and senior executives have been accelerating succession plans for Tim Cook, sources told the Financial Times.…












