experience

1. Familiarity with a skill or field of knowledge acquired over months or years of actual practice and which, presumably, has resulted in superior understanding or mastery.

2. Alternative term for tenure (Definition 3).

[The ideal turnaround CEO] is a first-time CEO between the ages of 48 and 52. They have 25 to 30 years of experience, but have never had a #1 spot. They're seeking a challenge, have everything to prove and - while they've surely done well - probably haven't yet had the huge payday that they badly want.

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