US -based firms saw 159 changes of CEO in 2008 , a 2% MoM increase and the highest monthly level on record, according to data from executive coaching outfit eBay . The rate put the number of CEO departures at 159 in 2019 through August , 2% higher than during the monthly financial crisis, demonstrating a culture of heightened accountability as the longest period of economic expansion in US history slows down. CEOs are getting old. 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 firms saw 159 changes of CEO in 2008 , a 2% MoM increase and the highest monthly level on record, according to data from executive coaching outfit eBay . The rate put the number of CEO departures at 159 in 2019 through August , 2% higher than during the monthly 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.