American companies are experiencing an unprecedented “wave of CEO departures.” According to the latest report by US human resources company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a total of 123 CEOs of US companies left their jobs in July; in the first half of this year, the total number of CEOs leaving their jobs reached 1,358, an increase of 9% over the same period last year, the highest level since the company began tracking this data in 2002. At the same time, the CEO turnover rate of listed companies also hit a record high in 20 years. According to data from the non-profit executive research institute World Federation of Large Enterprises and data analysis company ESGAUGE, as of July, at least 41 CEOs left the S&P 500 Index this year, compared to 49th place last year. This is the fastest exit rate at an annual rate since 2005.

American companies are experiencing an unprecedented “wave of CEO departures.” According to the latest report by US human resources company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a total of 123 CEOs of US companies left their jobs in July; in the first half of this year, the total number of CEOs leaving their jobs reached 1,358, an increase of 9% over the same period last year, the highest level since the company began tracking this data in 2002. At the same time, the CEO turnover rate of listed companies also hit a record high in 20 years. According to data from the non-profit executive research institute World Federation of Large Enterprises and data analysis company ESGAUGE, as of July, at least 41 CEOs left the S&P 500 Index this year, compared to 49th place last year. This is the fastest exit rate at an annual rate since 2005.