U.S. Chamber of Commerce veteran is first major hire for Mike Sommers, who recently became CEO of oil and gas trade group.

Veteran leaders talk about times they tried to move too quickly or didn’t pay attention to culture while still new to the position. “Leadership is a never-ending cycle of life lessons and applied learning, and I often say if you’re not eating crow every day, you don’t have a well-balanced diet,” said Peggy Smith, CEO of Worldwide ERC, an association for the global workforce mobility industry.

Chicago has changed, but so has ASAE annual meeting; young professionals eligible for discounted tickets to The Classic fundraiser.

NIRI CEO Gary LaBranche, surprised by lack of literature on subject, wrote ‘toolkit’ for managing CEO transitions.

At age 19, Lisa Gable was the youngest political appointee in the Reagan administration. A few years later, she was studying weapons systems in a Pentagon classroom full of high-ranking, male military officers.

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CEO Departures

Krause leaves SME

Non-qualified retirement plans also gaining traction among these associations.