Singapore CEO Tenure Outperforms Global Peers

Singapore CEO tenure continues to exceed global norms, with Straits Times Index leaders averaging 8.8 years in office in Q3 2025, compared with the worldwide average of 7.2 years, Russell Reynolds Associates reported.

Hong Kong CEOs averaged 3.7 years, while Asia‑Pacific overall slipped to 5.9 years as boards demand greater agility amid regulatory and market shifts.

More than four in five new CEO appointments in the region came from internal promotions, versus seven in ten globally.

Asia‑Pacific recorded 12 CEO departures in Q3 and 59 year‑to‑date, nearly half in Japan.