Chief People Officer Pathways report 2026
Following the success of our analysis of the most common pathways to the Chief People Officer role, Eton Bridge Partners is delighted to share the latest findings from our research into nearly 15,000 CPO appointments.
This year, our analysis expands to include global appointments between 2023 and 2025. We hope the insights, data, and conclusions in this report provide a valuable perspective for our C-suite network, as well as for aspiring CPOs considering their future career paths
We believe there are two key audiences for whom the findings of this report will be of particular interest:
1/ Aspiring Chief People Officers
2/ Companies looking to hire a new Chief People Officer or develop a talent pipeline to the Chief People Officer position over the longer term
Eton Bridge Partners is delighted to share this research, powered by Altrata, a leader in executive and wealth intelligence. Through this collaboration, we analysed core data on the profile of Chief People Officers and their career pathway.
Access your copy of our Pathways report here
This report contains some fantastic information and some eye-opening and new facts, particularly about the global diversity landscape. It is also interesting to see what the market is doing globally.
CPO Privately owned European services organisationAn insightful, informative and interesting read, this is a great resource to ensure we can engage with external trends and developments in the function.
Chief People Officer Private Equity healthcare organisationReward leadership roles set me up really well for a transition to Chief People Officer roles. In particular: the great grasp of people data analytics that reward roles provide is so essential to modern Chief People Officer roles; the experience, exposure, and confidence in dealing with Boards, investors, and corporate governance, the essential metrics, performance indicators, and financials.
Chief People Officer BramblesHaving built relationships with recruitment partners over many years, I can confidently say that it is unusual to find someone able to build their knowledge of our sector and business as quickly as you did, to enable you to represent us in the market.
Chief People Officer Tungsten NetworkIntroducing the Human Resources Practice
Our experienced Human Resources practice offers in-depth knowledge to support our clients find world-class HR talent. Bringing a distinctly hands-on, personal approach and drawing on experience from the HR function itself, we truly connect with the role that HR leaders play in creating cultures that drive improved business performance.
Our international reach is significant, with clients repeatedly trusting us with specialist and demanding roles across the breadth of the HR spectrum, across multiple countries whether on an interim or permanent basis. As part of our commitment to providing depth of expertise, we are market leading in our niche for leadership roles within Reward.
Find out more about the team here