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CEO & Chairman

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 15 years ago by Avatargoogle.
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  • June 12, 2010 at 5:39 pm #44650
    Avatarkatiem
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    Can anyone tell me why the CEO and Chairman should be separate people?

    June 12, 2010 at 7:35 pm #64017
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    segregation of duties the chair is the public representative and the Ceo is responsible for the financials of the company.

    it ensures there is no conflict of interest with the decision making

    although you can argue against that two people can conflict on situations and take longer to decide on decisions.

    June 12, 2010 at 8:19 pm #64018
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    However it is acceptable to have one person to be CEO and Chair at the same moment but for a short time if a company is suffering tight times and there is need for quick decisions.

    June 12, 2010 at 8:31 pm #64019
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    .both jobs are demanding and no one person would be able to do both jobs well
    .no one person will have unfettered powers of decision making
    . if the board led by CEO than the board will be ineffective in controlling CEO
    . seperation of role would avoid conflict of interest.
    . chairman is responsible to provide timley and accurate info to the board, if it is led by CEO, the sufficiecy and objectivity ofinfo could be questionable.

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