April 2026: The Boardroom in Motion — A Comprehensive Analysis of Global and Domestic CEO Succession Landscapes

April 2026 was a remarkably dense month from a corporate governance perspective. Apple announced a CEO change for the first time in 15 years, while the new CEO of global energy major BP embarked on a sweeping restructuring from day one. Domestically, the board of directors at KT undertook an unprecedented regulatory amendment to voluntarily relinquish some of its own powers. Fashion company Lululemon appointed an external CEO with a Nike background following a four-month formal search. Despite differing in industries and borders, these four events all point toward a single, overarching question: What kind of CEO do boards of directors want right now? 1. Apple — The End of the 15-Year Tim Cook Era, Handing the Throne to a Hardware Engineer <span class=