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Academy for Chief Executives vs MacKay CEO Forums
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Vérifié September 2026
Conseil entre pairs
Vérifié September 2026 Academy for Chief Executives
UK chief executives and managing directors of established mid-market companies
Conseil entre pairs
MacKay CEO Forums
Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size
Ce qu'indiquent les données
- Role or title: Academy for Chief Executives: Chief Executive or Managing Director, owner or employed leader of the business; MacKay CEO Forums: CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founder.
- Minimum employees: Academy for Chief Executives: At least 20 employees; MacKay CEO Forums: No published minimum employees.
- Geographic restriction: Academy for Chief Executives: United Kingdom; MacKay CEO Forums: Canada.
- Annual dues: Academy for Chief Executives: Not publicly disclosed. The Academy never published membership fees and no reliable third-party figure was found.; MacKay CEO Forums: C$12,000 a year.
Côte à côte
| Academy for Chief Executives | MacKay CEO Forums | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Type | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Fondé | Not documented | 2005 (MacKay's own pages say "more than 20 years" and cite "5,000+ Alumni members across Canada over 20 years" without naming a year; the Peer Resources directory dates the founding to 2005. Nancy MacKay, PhD is listed as Founder and CEO on the leadership page.) |
| Siège social | Hedge End, United Kingdom | North Vancouver, Canada |
| Geographic footprint | United Kingdom; the Academy ran regional groups led by franchisee Chairs but never published a public list of locations | Canada: Forum Chairs listed in twelve regions across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia |
| Membres | 400as of January 2015 | 1,300as of September 2026 |
| Chapitres | 30 | 12 |
| Primary audience | UK chief executives and managing directors of established mid-market companies | Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size |
| Membre type | Vistage's acquisition release described Academy members as "U.K. based business leaders, Chief Executives or Managing Directors, owners or employed leaders of companies with a minimum of £5 million turnover and at least 20 employees". A 2015 trade profile put the member range at £2 million to £200 million turnover, so the threshold appears to have tightened over time. | Members are chief executives, owners and senior executives of Canadian companies with revenue from about $5 million to over $5 billion, with a separate tier for companies above $1 billion. MacKay states that 37% of members are women. |
| Qualification | ||
| Fonction ou titre | Chief Executive or Managing Director, owner or employed leader of the businessPer Vistage's 2018 acquisition release describing Academy membership.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founderverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Chiffre d'affaires minimum de l'entreprise | Minimum £5 million turnoverPer Vistage's 2018 acquisition release. A 2015 trade profile described the member range as £2m-£200m turnover, suggesting the published floor rose over time.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | CEO Membership: annual company revenue $5MM-$5B+Currency is not stated on the page; MacKay prices in Canadian dollars plus GST/HST.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Nombre minimal d'employés | At least 20 employeesPer Vistage's 2018 acquisition release.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| Restriction géographique | United Kingdomverified September 2026 · source ↗ | CanadaForum Chairs are listed only in Canadian regions.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Historically, prospective members were recruited by a regional Academy Chair, who ran the fit assessment and placed the member in a non-conflicting group. No public application portal survives; enquiries now route to Vistage UK. | Prospective members apply through the Join MacKay pages or by contacting the office, then are screened for strategic fit and matched to a forum of non-competing peers. Community members may be invited to sit in on a full-day forum meeting before committing to a forum tier. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The Academy published no acceptance data. | Not publicly disclosed. MacKay says peer groups are screened for strategic fit but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Coût | ||
| Cotisations annuelles | Not publicly disclosed. The Academy never published membership fees and no reliable third-party figure was found.verified September 2026 | C$12,000 a yearCEO Membership: "$12,000 (full year)". Prices are quoted before GST/HST.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Droit d'entrée | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is mentioned on the membership pages.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Not documented | Annual (dues quoted as "full year") |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Historically monthly full-day group meetings hosted in rotation by members, plus a roughly two-hour one-to-one mentoring session with the Chair | Seven forum meetings a year: six full-day sessions plus a two-day retreat; plus speaker sessions and national summits |
| Peer forums | Regional groups of non-competing chief executives and managing directors led by a franchisee Academy Chair | Forums of about 14 carefully matched, non-competing members led by a certified Forum Chair |
| Confidentiality | Groups were confidential; the organisation's public material stressed that members could raise issues they could not discuss with staff | Confidentiality is one of MacKay's stated core values; forums are described as confidential, judgement-free spaces |
| Time commitment | Historically about one full day a month plus a two-hour mentoring session | Roughly eight meeting days a year at full attendance; members must attend at least four of the seven meetings |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Chapter-based | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Forums confidentiels entre pairs | Yes | Yes |
| Sections locales | Yes | Yes |
| Adhésion virtuelle | Not documented | Not documented |
| Communauté en ligne | Not documented | Yes |
| Annuaire des membres | Not documented | Partial |
| Événements | Yes | Yes |
| Programmation | ||
| Programmation éducative | Yes | Yes |
| Développement du leadership | Yes | Yes |
| Séminaires résidentiels | Not documented | Yes |
| Voyage | No | No |
| Programmation familiale | No | Yes |
| Programmes pour conjoints et partenaires | No | Not documented |
| Programmation pour la nouvelle génération | No | No |
| Discussions sur les investissements | Not documented | Partial |
| Opportunités d'investissement | No | No |
| Volet philanthropique | No | Partial |
| Accent mis sur le réseautage | Medium | High |
| Dimension sociale | Low | Medium |
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