Human capital top challenge for CEOs worldwide

interview with the conference board, executive vice president and chief economist, dr.bart van ark.

KUALA LUMPUR: Human capital issues are the No.1 challenge keeping CEOs around the world awake, a survey by New York-based The Conference Board revealed, knocking out global concerns which used to feature high on the list in previous years.

The Conference Board executive vice-president and chief economist Dr Bart van Ark said five years after the Global Financial Crisis, CEOs have accepted the fact that global issues like politics and economics are beyond their control.