2026 Board & CEO Insights Report
This report shares insights from CEOs, Chairs and Non-Executive Directors across our network on how Boards and executives view the opportunities, risks and priorities shaping organisations today.
Access the report and find out:
- How CEOs and Boards interpret risk differently, and why cybersecurity is perhaps the clearest example of this disconnect
- Why growth remains the priority across listed, PE-backed and privately owned Boards, despite continuing economic and geopolitical headwinds
- Why AI sits low on Boards’ list of risks, yet just over half say it is where their Board is most exposed
- Why almost three-quarters of Chairs believe their Board is addressing its key exposures, while CEOs remain far less convinced
- What holds back succession planning, and why some of the most material risks lie much closer to home
Our specialist Board & CEO Practices
Boards are under sustained pressure. They are governing growth through prolonged uncertainty, getting to grips with AI and renewing their own membership, while keeping a shared view of risk and progress with their executive teams. Having the right people around the table, and at the helm, shapes how well they do all of it.
Our Board & CEO Practices help Chairs and Boards build the composition they need, appoint the CEOs who will deliver their agenda, and plan succession at every level. We combine strong relationships across our network of Chairs, CEOs and Non-Executive Directors with research capability and global market insight, so every appointment is grounded in a clear view of the market.
Our experienced Partners have a strong track record across multiple sectors, ownership structures and roles, and we are driven to find exceptional people for our clients.
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CPO Pathways Report 2026
Our fourth edition exploring the routes into the Chief People Officer role. Powered by Altrata, this year’s research analyses nearly 15,000 global people leadership appointments made between 2023 and 2025, showing how the market for CPOs is changing and what that means for aspiring CPOs and the organisations appointing them.
CxO Pathways Report 2025
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CFO Pathways Report 2025
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