December 19, 2007
Young executives do not mean life ends at 50
For my weekly column in the FT, I have written about the decision by Tim Mason, the head of US operations for Tesco, to rule himself out of the race to succeed Terry Leahy as chief executive on the grounds that he is too old. Mr Mason is 50.
I conclude that companies are acting rationally in looking for chief executives in their mid to late-forties but that does not mean everyone over the age of 50 is doomed.
You can read the whole column here and post comments below.
