Top executives share tips on how internal candidates can stand out when a CEO position opens within their organizations Petta Yurek O'Neil Ralph Petta didn't expect to make a career in associations when he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York state nearly four decades ago, and he certainly didn't expect that career would be with just one association. "I thought I would end up in government relations or that sort of thing," he told CEO Update. After a nine-year stint working for former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), Petta landed a job running the data collection and state relations program at the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association in 1987. Now, 27 years… Read More