US - based companies saw 100 changes of CEO in August 2019 , a 28 % annual increase and the highest monthly level on record , according to data from executive coaching outfit Challenger , Gray & Christmas . Elon Musk is the poster-child for just that syndrome of a board that still hasn't put a leash on a brilliant creator," said Sonnenfeld. The rate put the number of CEO departures at 1,009 in June through August , 2 % higher than during the 2008 financial crisis , demonstrating a culture of heightened accountability as the longest period of economic expansion in US history slows down . The report was followed by announcements this week that WeWork CEO Adam Neumann , eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Kevin Burns , the CEO of e - cigarette company Juul , have all resigned .
US - based companies saw 100 changes of CEO in August 2019 , a 28 % annual increase and the highest monthly level on record , according to data from executive coaching outfit Challenger , Gray & Christmas . The rate put the number of CEO departures at 1,009 in June through August , 2 % higher than during the 2008 financial crisis , demonstrating a culture of heightened accountability as the longest period of economic expansion in US history slows down . The report was followed by announcements this week that WeWork CEO Adam Neumann , eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Kevin Burns , the CEO of e - cigarette company Juul , have all resigned .