key person risk

countable uncountable

(business) Risk carried by an organization that depends to a great extent on one individual for its success.

Japanese Meaning

主要人物リスク：組織が成功するために特定の個人に極度に依存している場合に、その人物の不在や離脱などにより生じるリスク

The board commissioned a contingency plan to address key person risk after the sudden resignation of the founder.

取締役会は、創業者の突然の辞任を受け、特定の個人への過度な依存に伴うリスクに対処するための緊急対策を指示した。

Sense（1）

(business) Risk carried by an organization that depends to a great extent on one individual for its success.

The most notable examples of key person risk occur in some of the world’s largest companies.

key person risks

（ plural ）