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Ruth Umoh is the C-suite and Leadership editor at Fortune and the author of the weekly Next to Lead newsletter, a look into the rising stars of the corporate world.

Fortune Archives: Sorry Jack! The new rules for business
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Fortune Archives: Sorry Jack! The new rules for business
By Ruth UmohMarch 16, 2025
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Are senior leaders becoming obsolete? The management shift reshaping corporate America
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusMarch 10, 2025
Hein Schumacher
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Unilever’s CEO shakeup signals a return to the ‘move fast’ era
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusMarch 3, 2025
$80 million for a CEO-in-waiting? Banks are paying top dollar to keep talent
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$80 million for a CEO-in-waiting? Banks are paying top dollar to keep talent
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusFebruary 24, 2025
Former GE CEO Jack Welch
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The ‘nice’ CEO is no longer en vogue as business pressures reshape leadership styles
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusFebruary 10, 2025
90 days, dozens of interviews, billions on the line: Inside Blackstone’s CEO search process for its 250 companies
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90 days, dozens of interviews, billions on the line: Inside Blackstone’s CEO search process for its 250 companies
By Ruth UmohJanuary 28, 2025
Elliott Hill
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Nike’s new CEO aspired to the corner office. Here’s why that matters
By Ruth UmohJanuary 27, 2025
Portrait photo of Nike CEO Elliott Hill smiling in a black sweatshirt with the Nike logo.
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Nike’s new CEO wants to bring the retail giant back to its sports roots
By Ruth UmohJanuary 23, 2025
Wall Street’s changing of the guard is underway
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Wall Street’s changing of the guard is underway
By Ruth UmohJanuary 20, 2025
Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer of OpenAI, during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Dubbed the Woodstock festival of AI by Bank of America analysts, GTC this year is set to draw 300,000 in-person and virtual attendees for the debut of Nvidia Corp.'s B100. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Why CEO headhunters have this 34-year-old tech executive on their radar
By Ruth UmohJanuary 13, 2025
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How to make it to the corner office in 2025: A checklist for up-and-comers
By Natalie McCormick and Ruth UmohJanuary 6, 2025
Intuit Credit Karma’s CEO says he got the top job by taking roles no one wanted
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Intuit Credit Karma’s CEO says he got the top job by taking roles no one wanted
By Natalie McCormick and Ruth UmohDecember 30, 2024
How AI is transforming the skills needed to be CEO
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How AI is transforming the skills needed to be CEO
By Ruth Umoh and Natalie McCormickDecember 23, 2024
NXTL 2024. From left to right: Apple's John Ternus, Amazon's Jamil Ghani, Walmart's Latriece Watkins and Megan Crozier, Nike's Craig Williams, and WinField's Leah Anderson.
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Fortune Next to Lead: The 25 Most Powerful Rising Executives in the Fortune 500
By Ruth Umoh and Natalie McCormickDecember 17, 2024
A compilation of illustrations of professionals working at desk, on computer, and acquiring skills
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Aspiring CEOs must quickly develop this new set of skills in ‘reinvent or die’ era
By Ruth UmohDecember 17, 2024
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