CEO and Board Succession. Is your CEO performing well?  How do you know when it is time for a change and do you have a well-developed succession plan?  And when looking at your board – do you have the right skills, experience and diverse perspectives in the boardroom? Is everyone contributing? What are the pros and cons of term limits or age limits? Melissa Stone of Spencer Stuart will share her experience advising boards on how to plan for succession in the C-Suite as well as in the boardroom.

Melissa Stone is a leader of Spencer Stuart’s North American Board and CEO Practices.  An expert in corporate governance and CEO succession, she leads teams conducting and supporting board and CEO search and succession efforts.  Melissa serves a wide range of clients – from Fortune 100 corporations to high growth private equity-owned companies – across the consumer, financial services, technology, diversified industrial and healthcare sectors.  In addition to her client service roles, Melissa is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the Board and CEO Practices that foster innovation and close collaboration with the Firm’s industry practices. Prior to Spencer Stuart, Melissa spent 14 years at McKinsey and Company in professional development and recruiting.

We hope you are able to attend, and we encourage you to bring board colleagues and friends who are not yet WCD members but might be future candidates. It is an intimate and exclusive event by invitation only for public or large private company board members to meet and exchange ideas, and there is no charge for WCD members or their guests. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Trish Wint ([email protected]), Lori Nissen ([email protected]) or Deborah Ellinger ([email protected]).