What will happen to The Corporate Library’s and GMI’s leadership teams?
The new firm is headed by CEO and President Richard A. Bennett. Howard Sherman, recent CEO of GMI, has become Executive Director and Head of Global Business Development of the combined entity. Gavin Anderson, recent chairman and former CEO of GMI, joins the board of the new firm and continues to play a role in its business development. In creating the new firm’s board of directors, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Anderson join with The Corporate Library’s board, including Mr. Bennett, John Higgins, Ric Marshall and renowned governance pioneers Nell Minow and Robert A.G. Monks. GMI Research Director John Jarrett will now take on the added role of Chief Operating Officer for the GMI unit. All direct reports to former GMI CEO Howard Sherman will report to John, who will report directly to the new CEO Rick Bennett.