Every Major CEO Stepping Down: 2020-2025

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"The chief executive officer of the parent company of Panera Bread is leaving less than two years after he took the position.

José Alberto Dueñas, CEO of Panera Brands, will stay on through the end of March as an adviser."
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"CEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end in a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker's sprawling safety crisis."
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"Longtime CVS Health executive David Joyner has succeeded Karen Lynch as CEO."
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Larry Merlo (2/1/21)

"CVS Health Corp Chief Executive Officer Larry Merlo will retire after a decade-long tenure at the helm."
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"John Donahoe steps down as Nike CEO.
The embattled chief executive will make way for Elliott Hill, a Nike veteran who had retired from the brand in 2020."

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"Michael Conway, Starbucks' North America CEO, is calling it quits after just eight months on the job — and the coffee giant isn't going to replace him."

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"Chipotle announced that Brian Niccol, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has accepted the role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks and will be leaving the Company effective August 31, 2024.

Chipotle's Board of Directors has appointed Scott Boatwright, Chief Operating Officer, as Interim CEO."
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"Nestlé announced that chief executive Mark Schneider was stepping down, and will be succeeded by company veteran Laurent Freixe, following a period of underperformance at the world’s largest food manufacturer."
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"Adam Selipsky, the chief executive of the cloud computing unit, will step down from his role next month.

Matt Garman, currently vice president of sales, marketing and global services, will take over as AWS CEO starting June 3."
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"President and CEO Michael G. Rhodes resigned, effective April 1, 2024, as Rhodes was not expected to have a long-term role at the combined company after its planned merger with Capital One Financial."
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"American Tower Corporation has announced that Tom Bartlett will retire from his
positions as president, CEO, and director of the board from February 1, 2024."
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"James Gorman, who has held the top spot at Morgan Stanley for the past 13 years, is about to call it quits."
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"JetBlue said Monday that CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month and be replaced by the airline’s president, Joanna Geraghty, who will be the first woman to lead a major U.S. carrier."
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"Costco shared Thursday that Craig Jelinek will step down as CEO at the end of the year.
The board of directors has elected Ron Vachris, president and chief operating officer
since February 2022, as president and CEO, effective January 1, 2024."
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