Purpose – The paper aims to at CEO succession in light of regulations and post‐SOX dynamics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines CEO succession in light of regulations and post‐SOX dynamics. Findings – It has been increasingly argued that the formal CEO succession process...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to look at CEO succession in light of regulations and post‐Sarbanes‐Oxley (post‐SOX) dynamics. Design/methodology/approach – Describes best‐in‐class practices for boards of directors responsible for CEO succession. Findings – Finds that the...