Which chief executives will be out of their jobs by next year?

IT SEEMS only a matter of time before Tony Hayward is granted his wish to get his life back. William Hill, a bookmaker, is giving short odds on the BP boss’s survival beyond the end of the year after his dismal handling of a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is not the only chief executive apparently destined for the door. Even shorter odds are offered on Tidjane Thiam, who faces the wrath of shareholders over Prudential’s failed bid to buy AIA, an Asian insurer. But not all bosses are in hot water for their handling of calamitous events. Sir Howard Stringer may go for presiding over years of steady decline at Sony; Apple has a terrific record under Steve Jobs but poor health may force him out.

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