TY - JOUR T1 - Three Rookie Mistakes Experienced CEOs Make in Managing a Private Equity–Backed Company JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 35 LP - 37 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2016.20.1.035 VL - 20 IS - 1 AU - Bob Damon Y1 - 2016/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/20/1/35.abstract N2 - This article provides a top-line analysis of mistakes new CEOs, with deep Fortune 1000 company experience, make in running a private equity–backed company. The three mistakes include the following: #1—CEOs don’t understand the meaning of constant communication with the board; Mistake #2—the CEO does not have a strong bias towards action; and mistake #3—the CEO must drive results before infrastructure.TOPICS: Private equity, manager selection, equity portfolio management ER -