Opinion: Case against the chairman-CEO

In this briefing last week, Editor-in-Chief Adam McNestrie argued
that there was no reason why the chief executive of a business
shouldn't also be its chairman.
He said that the traditional reasons for separating the roles
revolve around governance - but that this shouldn't be a key
issue as governance structures don't drive profits, strong
leadership does.
I'm deeply unconvinced by this argument. The reality is the
practice of having a joint CEO-chairman has been virtually stamped
out everywher