Finding the Right CEO.

A reprint of the white paper “The Last Mile to the Top: Future CEOs Who Beat the Odds,” by Claudius A. Hildebrand, Robert J. Stark, and Seonaid Charlesworth is presented. It discusses the appointment of chief executive officers, succession searches that have changed from looking at other members of the C-suite to considering divisional leaders, and includes an interview with Lucien Alziari, chief human resources officer at Prudential Financial. INSET: "It's Easy to Play Defense with Such a High-Stakes Decision".