S&P 500 companies’ C-suite snapshot shows wide variation in roles, tenure, hiring sources, and diversity, with most functional leaders promoted from within but external hires more common in tech, communications, and legal functions, and average C-suite tenure around 5.2 years. Women and executives from historically underrepresented groups hold about 43 % of roles overall, though representation varies sharply by position, and CEOs and COOs are far less diverse than HR, communications, and marketing leaders.
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