I think you are making good points here. I don’t think most corporate execs have that kind of detail, I agree that it’s likely more public-facing or in industries like healthcare, insurance, banking, real estate, law - any industry that can directly ruin people’s lives. To that point, if this company never had security details for their CEO, I am also surprised this hasn’t happened sooner.
Thank you for sharing. The boards for the companies I’ve worked for mandated security detail for C levels. I’m gonna go ahead and posit that this board will now mandate as well.
I would reckon that it’s because these people are incredibly well-protected. Once you reach an executive office at the large companies I’ve worked for, you have to live in a giant compound because of the size of the detail of elite security forces that must accompany you at all times. I’m talking 40+ people paid by the company, ex-special forces. These details do entire building security sweeps ahead of the CEO, checking for bombs, bugs and other threats. The board mandates that you have this protection.
I always liked the analogy of chickens voting for Colonel Sanders, but you were getting there.