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Ruth Umoh

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Leadership Editor at Fortune

Editor at Next to Lead (NXTL)

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Articles

  • From COO to CEO: The cold reality of climbing to No. 1

    1 week ago | hallaback.com | Ruth Umoh |Lily Mae Lazarus

    Chipotle's Scott Boatwright ascended to theCEO position after seven years as COO. Fortune

  • Why the hardest C-suite move is from No. 2 to No. 1

    1 week ago | fortune.com | Ruth Umoh |Lily Mae Lazarus

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  • Why the hardest C-suite move is from No. 2 to No. 1

    1 week ago | inkl.com | Ruth Umoh |Lily Mae Lazarus

    CEO position after seven years as COO. (Credit: Fortune)Scott Boatwright always aimed to be a CEO. Not just any CEO but the leader of a Fortune 500 company. That moment arrived in late 2024 when he was elevated to the top job at Chipotle after Brian Niccol left to lead Starbucks. But as Boatwright shared at the recent Fortune COO Summit, the jump from second-in-command to chief executive is less a step up and more a transformation.

  • From COO to CEO: The cold reality of climbing to No. 1

    1 week ago | aol.com | Ruth Umoh |Lily Mae Lazarus

    Scott Boatwright always aimed to be a CEO. Not just any CEO but the leader of a Fortune 500 company. That moment arrived in late 2024 when he was elevated to the top job at Chipotle after Brian Niccol left to lead Starbucks. But as Boatwright shared at the recent Fortune COO Summit, the jump from second-in-command to chief executive is less a step up and more a transformation.

  • This role is most likely to open door for women with CEO ambitions

    2 weeks ago | hallaback.com | Ruth Umoh |Lily Mae Lazarus

    Oracle CEO Safra Catz was CFO before assuming the corner office.

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Ruth Umoh
Ruth Umoh @ruthumohnews
28 Oct 24

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Ruth Umoh
Ruth Umoh @ruthumohnews
29 Apr 24

RT @FortuneMagazine: Fortune took home four National Headliner Awards for journalism, announced today! Congratulations to the winners acr…

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Ruth Umoh @ruthumohnews
14 Mar 24

RT @mariaaspan: 🧵1/ Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s controversial founder and controlling shareholder, will again become its CEO, starting Apri…