News & ResourcesBOARD LEADERSHIP: CEO Successor Planning—Ensuring Stability in Leadership Transitions

Newsletter article titled "CEO Successor Planning—Ensuring Stability in Leadership Transitions" featured in the July-August 2025 issue of Board Leadership.

In this article, James Drury explores the board’s role in succession planning. The piece focuses on the board’s responsibilities relating to CEO recruitment and replacement.

Article by: James Drury III, Chairman and CEO of JamesDruryPartners, a leading management consulting firm specializing in board advisory services. The firm is dedicated to optimizing board selection for America’s top executives. Development assistance provided by Adam Zajac, VP of Communications.

Board Leadership is an academic journal published by Wiley.

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