With regard to CEO succession planning, which is regarded as the ‘top priority agenda’ in corporate governance, we offer comprehensive support for succession planning— such as identification of candidates aligned with the company’s strategic direction, advisory support to the Nominating Committee and robust leadership development initiatives.
Our Uniqueness
Extensive track records with Japan’s major listed companies.
Extensive track records also in executive coaching for listed company CEO candidates.
Comprehensive support for the establishment to execution of overall policy from the perspective covering both governance and executive human resources.
Process
Develop overall policy
(Timing of office assumption, roadmap to replacement with next CEO, etc.)
Profile “ideal requirements” for next CEO (Evaluation criteria)
Identify and interview individual candidates/narrow down
candidates based on multi-faceted evaluation
Establish at Nominating Committee a training plan and execute it
(Candidate coaching and mentoring, etc.)
Final screening and nomination of CEO
Support after settling down in new duties
(Coaching, regular reference, etc.)
Success Factors
Conduct thorough discussion at the Nominating Committee based on the direction of management strategy when establishing the “ideal requirements” (evaluation criteria.)
In addition to assessing candidates’ human recourses information such as their track records and skills, seek to uncover deeper attributes such as their behavioral traits, qualities, values and character.
Apply training methods suitable for individual training challenges and monitor the training situation at the Nominating Committee.