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For family enterprises, returning to the past rarely delivers future value

Prompted by a recent Financial Times article, the term boomerang CEO has returned to the spotlight, referring to former chief executives reappointed to their old roles, often in times of turbulence or stalled succession. What might appear as strategic prudence may, on closer examination, reveal deeper fault lines in leadership continuity.

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