The boomerang era: A slew of former CEOs are suiting up once more to take top roles at their old companies

FORTUNE: But boards should be wary of going the boomerang route, says Jeanne Branthover, managing partner and head of global financial services at executive search firm DHR Global. Looking backward could signal to the market that the board or outgoing CEO were not doing their job, by failing to build a deep bench of talent for the CEO role or by allowing a former CEO turned chair to have too much influence. The move could also be risky considering the ways that business has transformed over the past decade with the rise of things like AI and remote work. Boards, she says, must ask: “Is it the right thing to bring back someone that didn’t lead during this time?”

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