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Since its inception in 1986, The Chief Executive of the Year has honored a who’s who of extraordinary American business leaders. To qualify for nomination, a CEO must lead a company of significant size and complexity, substantially outperform their sector peers over an extended period of time and have been in their position for a minimum of 5 years. There is no charge for nominations or participation in any way.
The names of active finalists, together with background data on each, are submitted to the selection committee made up of present and sometimes former CEOs. Early in the calendar year the selection committee meets in person to discuss the criteria to be applied and makes its ultimate selection.
Chief Executive has no vote in the outcome and accepts the decision of the judges as final.
Judging and selection of a winner is done by a committee of distinguished peer CEOs in a meeting held in March at Nasdaq. The 2024 committee consists of:
Ed Bastian, (CEO, Delta Air Lines and 2023 CEO of the Year); Marc Benioff (co-founder and CEO, Salesforce; 2022 CEO of the Year); Ken Frazier (former CEO, Merck; 2021 CEO of the Year); Brian Moynihan (chair and CEO, Bank of America; 2020 CEO of the Year), Marillyn Hewson (former chair and CEO, Lockheed Martin; 2018 CEO of the Year); Adam Aron (president and CEO, AMC Entertainment), Carmine Di Sibio (global chair and CEO, EY Global); Dan Glaser (former CEO, Marsh McLennan), Fred Hassan (former chair, Bausch & Lomb; partner, Warburg Pincus); Tamara Lundgren (chair and CEO, Radius Recycling); Robert Nardelli (CEO, XLR-8); Tom Quinlan III (CEO, RR Donnelley); and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld (president and CEO, The Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute). Ted Bililies, Ph.D., Global Leader of Transformative Leadership, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners, is the exclusive adviser to the 2024 Selection Committee.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.