What qualities boards seek in a new CEO

JetBlue's Geraghty to be first woman US airline CEO | What qualities boards seek in a new CEO | Rothy's hires retail veteran Jenny Ming as CEO Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 11, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top of the week [] [JetBlue's Geraghty to be first woman US airline CEO]( [JetBlue's Geraghty to be first woman US airline CEO]( Geraghty (Bloomberg/Getty Images) JetBlue President and Chief Operating Officer Joanna Geraghty will become CEO effective Feb. 12, succeeding Robin Hayes, who is leaving for health reasons. "JetBlue has been committed to the advancement of women in leadership, and it is no surprise that they are the first US airline to have a woman in the CEO role," says Emily Wicker, president of Advancing Women in Aviation Roundtable. 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"All the competency reports and assessments that are out there are useful, but you have to be eye-to-eye with someone, talking about things that have happened to them in the past and how they handled them, to really understand their sincerity and whether they will be able to handle all the new challenges they are going to face in today's super-complicated world," Henderson says. Full Story: [LinkedIn]( (1/10) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Rothy's hires retail veteran Jenny Ming as CEO]( [Rothy's hires retail veteran Jenny Ming as CEO]( Ming (Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images) Footwear brand Rothy's now has an all-female leadership team with the hiring of former Gap and Charlotte Russe executive Jenny Ming as CEO and the promotion of Dayna Quanbeck to president. The leadership change will support the footwear and handbag brand's growth plans, which include opening 10 new stores this year, expanding into wholesale and growing in global markets through its online store. 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