How Do You Pick the Right CEO?

HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT CE0 Finding a CEO is one of the most important searches a company will do and shouldn't be limited to internal promotion. The wrong match could sink the ship, but today, the whole world is at your fingertips and your perfect CEO is ready to be found. EUROPE'S TOP 5 CEOS Voted the best in a survey of more than 2,220 assets managers and 2,500 analysits from 250 investment banks. Zeinal Bava Nationality: Portuguese Rene Obermann Company: Portugal Telecom Nationality: German Telecommunications Company: company Headquarters: Lisbon, Portugal Deutsche Telekom AG Founded: 1994 Telecommunication company Founded: Headquarters: Leeds, 1996 Bonn Ian Livingston Nationality: Scottish Vittorio Colao Company: BT Group plc Nationality: British multinational Italian telecommunications company Chris Viehbacher Company: Headquarters: London, England Founded: Vodafone Nationality: German-Canadian 1981 Group plc Telecommunication Company: company Sanofi Headquarters: Newbury, England Founded: Multinational 1991 pharmaceutical company Headquarters: Paris, Founded: 2004 France MORE AND MORE CEOS COME FROM OUTSIDE New CEO Status: Insider Vs. Outsider 3% In Western Europe 22% 37% 38% 36% 44% 32% 37% 78% 63% 97% 62% 64% 56% 68% of CEOS are hired from the outside Other Mature Other Emerging China U.S./ Canada Brazil, Russia, India Western Japan Europe Outsider I Insider 1970s |2013 In a study focusing on 51 CEOS of publicly owned tech companies Internally promoted CEOS showed a CEOS who came from the outside 10% 27.1% showed a 99% revenue growth 35% revenue growth of CEOS were hired externally over 3 years over 3 years Why are external hires better? To avoid competition, some CEOS don't hire those who could be qualified Average compensation for CEOS with assets over €5 billion Highest Lowest This means the internal candidate pool is shallow The "best qualified" could be the wrong person for the job UK : Belgium: €1.980.00 Internally promoted CEOS are less likely to change the status quo More likely to stick to old standards Less likely to branch out into new ideas for growth €4.700.000 France: Germany: €3.100.00 €2.290.000 Experience is a plus Companies are less likely to find an experienced CEO by searching internally EHECUTIVES AROUND THE WORLD CEO Worldwide helps companies find the best executives on a global scale. Each applicant is Screened Hand Certified Their database contains more than 13,200 executives from based on the following criteria: 177 countries H Successful entrepreneurial and managerial track record + Minimum of 10 to 15 years professional and international experience + Highly educated with often MBA or PHD qualification H Fluent in English and another language Sharing CEO Worldwide's values and vision CERTIFIED EKECUTIVE COVERAGE COOs 4,208 ¡CEO distribution by POSITION / TITLE CEOS 3,196 VP Sales & Marketing 1,922 VP Business 1,511 Development 47% 48% INTERIM MANAGER CFOS 1,110 FOUNDER OR CO-FOUNDER CTOS 684 VP HR 371 General Counsels 167 İCEO distribution by EXPERTISE Business Development 7,781 New Product or 6,772 Service Launch Non-Executive Director 6,492 Geographical Expansion 6,387 Company Rescue or Turnaround 5,511 9 Technologies to Market 4,935 Acquisition & Shadow Management 4,332 Close Down or Sell Off 3,587 OPERATIONAL COMPETENCIES Pre or Post 2,969 Investment Audit İCEO distribution by INDUSTRY SECTOR E-Commerce / Internet 4,739 Software 4,302 IT/ Computer Hardware 4,181 Telecommunications 3,766 Consumer Goods 3,672 Systems Integration 3,290 Financial Services 2,738 Electronics 2,732 Automotive 2,221 Media 1,942 Energy-Oil-Gas 1,823 Private Equity 1,771 Engineering 1,568 Healthcare 1,465 Public Sector 1,423 Packaging 1,335 Construction Industry 1,316 Leisure Industry 1,268 Plastics 1,206 33 Office Supplies 1,124 Medical Equipment 1,084 Aerospace 1,060 INDUSTRY SECTORS COVERED Defense 1,049 Textiles 999 France 5,095 ÜSA. 3,855 UK 3,750 GERMANY 2,720 BELGIUM 1,663 ITALY 1,496 THE NETHERLANDS 1,487 SWITZERLAND 1,410 SPAIN 1,395 INDIA 1,376 CANADA 967 CHINA 943 SINGAPORE 830 HONG KONG 758 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 742 177 84 SWEDEN 726 AUSTRALIA 711. POLAND 691 AUSTRIA 656 COUNTRIES COVERED LANGUAGES SPOKEN JAPÁN 622 When it comes to finding the best CEO, the world is within your reach. Sources: btplc.com en.sanofi.com telekom.com/home vodafone.com/content Ceo Let CEO Worldwide work for you. telecom.pt/InternetResource/PTSite/PT conference-board.org/press/pressdetail.cfm financenews24.com/2013/06/14/the-best-ceos-in-europe-in-2013 onrec.com/news/news-archive/the-uk-has-the-highest-paid-ceos-in-europe forbes.com/2009/03/10/ceo-success-characteristics-leadership_vell_study CEO Worldwide database w ORLD WIDE DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING