Challenger CEO Turnover Report: August 2021 - Nearly a Quarter of New CEOs Are Women

Key takeaways from the latest Challenger report show 118 CEOs left their posts in August and  25% of New CEOs are women, Up from 12% in 2010. U.S.-based…

Michael Webb | September 09, 2021

Key takeaways from the latest Challenger report show 118 CEOs left their posts in August and  25% of New CEOs are women, Up from 12% in 2010.

U.S.-based companies announced 118 CEOs left their posts in August, 7% lower than the 127 who did so in July, and 8% higher than the 109 CEOs who left their posts in August 2020, according to a report by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

So far this year, 888 chief executives have left their posts, down 1% from the 897 CEOs who left their posts through August last year.

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