Only 5% of S&P directors are under 50, but companies whose directors span a wide range of ages — at least 30 years between the youngest and oldest — generally outperform their peers in the same industry, according to a recent report from the corporate governance team at AllianceBernstein. “The Case for Multigenerational Corporate Boards” summarizes several studies and supplements those with the authors’ own research.
For a discussion of term and age limits for directors, see “How Long Is Too Long? Activists Continue to Target Director Tenure” in this issue of The Informed Board.
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