A record number of U.S. CEOs departed from their companies in January, with the share of interim leaders being hired by businesses seeing a big surge, according to a report from global outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
“The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies fell 3 percent in January to 222 from 230 exits in December,” the company said in the March 4 report. “It is up 14 percent from 194 CEO exits recorded in the first month of 2024.” The January figure “was the highest for the month since Challenger began tracking CEO turnover in 2002. The previous record for January occurred in 2020, when 219 CEOs left during the month.”…