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The Chapter Network is one of the most valuable benefits of NACD membership. It’s a coast-to-coast governance community for actively engaged directors looking to cultivate meaningful peer relationships.
Getting Executive Succession Right: Comp and Leadership Considerations
April 21, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Webinar
Director Development Framework
Webinars
Member Price: Complimentary
Non Member Price: Complimentary
Credits: 1 NACD/CPE Credit
Choosing the next CEO is one of the most impactful decisions a board will make, with implications that extend well beyond leadership continuity to strategy execution, stakeholder confidence, and long-term value creation. Effective succession planning, however, goes beyond the CEO role alone. It requires boards to take a broader, enterprise-wide view of leadership—assessing and developing the C-suite and multiple layers of potential successors—while aligning talent decisions with long-term business objectives. This work demands intentional, multi-year preparation and close coordination between the board and management, yet many organizations approach succession too late—or with an overly narrow focus. Join executive compensation and leadership experts from Pearl Meyer as they explore how boards—and specifically their compensation committees—can strengthen succession outcomes by defining future-oriented leadership expectations and using executive compensation as a strategic lever to support leadership assessment, development, retention, and long-term organizational resilience.
This program is complimentary to NACD members and nonmembers.
Learning Objectives
Understand what boards should look for in next-generation CEOs and how to avoid “clone succession”
Learn how to view succession planning from a broader lens, beyond the CEO and develop the next generation of leaders
Learn how compensation design can encourage broader leadership development and reinforce succession planning
Who Should Attend?
Directors serving on compensation and human capital committees
Directors involved in CEO evaluation, succession planning, and leadership development
Directors seeking a governance-focused perspective on aligning compensation, leadership, and succession strategy
NACD members and nonmembers
Key Benefits
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NACD Credits
One (1) NACD credit will be applied to your NACD transcript after the event based on attendee's session attendance.
NASBA Continuing Professional Education
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits (e.g., Certified Public Accountants) are available for the Compensation Committee Series webinar. NACD is listed in the National Registry of CPE Sponsors of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
Getting Executive Succession Right: Comp and Leadership Considerations
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