Ceo appointments reach record levels, surpassing pre-pandemic highs according to heidrick & struggles' 2021 route to the top report

- more new ceos have c-suite experience beyond traditional cfo and coo roles, with chief risk officers, chief strategy officers and chief technology officers making inroads to the top job - share of women ceos appointed globally doubled to 13% in first half of 2021 - ethnic and racial diversity among ceos in fortune 100 companies still low chicago, nov. 18, 2021 /prnewswire/ -- companies in the first half of 2021 appointed a record number of ceos, making up for a significant slowdown in the second half of 2020, according to the 2021 route to the top report from heidrick & struggles (nasdaq: hsii), a premier provider of executive search, leadership assessment and development, organization and team effectiveness, and culture shaping services globally. the global report also shows that compared to their predecessors, new ceos are more likely to be women (11%), to be from countries other than where the company is headquartered (30%) and to have cross-border experience (46%).
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