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Succession, Strategy & Stability: Guy Lundy on SA’s CEO Pipeline

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South Africa is seeing a wave of high‑profile CEO transitions — from retail and banking to telecoms and industrials. Spencer Stuart’s Guy Lundy explains what’s driving leadership change, why structured succession planning is becoming essential, and how boards across Sub‑Saharan Africa can build stronger, more resilient CEO pipelines. He also unpacks the lessons from Europe’s latest CEO transition data and what they reveal about stability, governance maturity and leadership readiness in South Africa’s listed companies.
22 Jul English South Africa Business

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