mission et composition du conseil d’administration

Le journal Private Company Director détaille une étude Ernst & Young’s Center for Board Matters sur le « Board Retirement and Tenure Policies » (ici). Signalons cette statistique : Nearly 20% of Directors are Set for Board Exit !

1. Nearly 20% of directors set for board exit: Among the Fortune 100 companies with retirement policies, 19% of directorships are held by individuals within five years of reaching the board’s designated retirement age. Nearly all Fortune 100 companies have board retirement policies in place, with most companies setting the retirement age at 72.
2. S&P 500 and 1500 directors follow similar exit pattern:  18% of S&P 500 directorships are held by individuals who are 68 or older and have served on the board for 10 years or more, while 19% of S&P 1500 directorships fall within this range. While not aprecise measurement, the data reflects that the estimated portion of directors nearing retirement is significant, and greater than it was five years ago.
3. Fortune 100 board tenure policies are rare: Only four companies have them: one uses a term limit of 12 years; one uses 15 years; one uses 18 years; and one uses 20 years. As with retirement policies, board tenure policies are not binding, and most of the companies that do set term limits make clear that the board may make exceptions. Only two Fortune 100 directors are serving on boards past a designated term limit — in one case the director is the chair and CEO of the company, and in the other case the director is the board chair.

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Ivan Tchotourian