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Newest firstToday · Monday 26 October
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Study finds only 1 in 4 CHROs equipped for AI-era 'enterprise CHRO' role
A new study by executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles finds CEOs now seek nearly twice as many skills in CHRO candidates as a decade ago, yet only one in four CHROs operate as a true 'enterprise CHRO' spanning AI, automation, CEO advising, ethics, succession and workforce planning. Fewer than 5% of sitting CHROs have strategy, product or engineering backgrounds. AI-native firms like OpenAI and Anthropic have appointed chief people officers from non-traditional HR backgrounds.