Ah, but not all shareholders are in it for long-term gain, so they don't necessarily want a CEO that aims for the long-term. And even those that are technically

Ah, but not all shareholders are in it for long-term gain, so they don't necessarily want a CEO that aims for the long-term. And even those that are technically in it for the long-term are hand their money off to Fund Managers, who as recent times have shown aren't that great at long-term investment either.