"To find a successor" means to identify and select someone who can take over a certain position or role once the current person leaves or retires.
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That would tie the university's hands for a time if the program was underperforming, and possibly even limit options
in finding a successor.
Citing a recent YouGov poll which discovered that only 15 per cent of teachers found its Ofsted inspections making a positive contribution to school improvement, the NUT is in favour
of finding a successor body.
FORTUNE — On Monday, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) CEO Christine Day announced plans to leave the company once the
board finds a successor.
Nearly a year after Josef Helfenstein announced that he would step down as director of the Menil Collection in Houston, the museum has
found his successor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Regarding the highly polarized atmosphere
around finding a successor to Scalia, Cuban said he'd choose someone who's independent - minded.
CHICAGO Citigroup Inc Chairman Mike O'Neill said on Tuesday all options were being considered to
find a successor before he steps down in the next 12 months, after reaching the retirement age of 72.
Looking at the more distant future we need to
start finding successors for Monreal, Mertesacker, Kos, Cazorla, Giroud, Cech.
Their turnaround since the start of the season is stark, and many are beginning to think the the club have
finally found a successor to Alex Ferguson.
It has not always been smooth sailing, with Wenger's transfer policy called into question on a regular basis in recent times, but he remains among the best in the business and Arsenal
know finding a successor will be tough — having watched on from afar as rivals Manchester United have struggled to fill the void created by Sir Alex Ferguson's departure.
They had coaxed Wheeler out of retirement, temporarily, by promising to
find his successor as quickly as possible.
Jackson realized the thrill of owning and operating his own wellness clinic was starting to wane, so he set
about finding a successor to buy the business he and his wife Catherine had spent more than three decades building.
Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the U.N. climate talks, which are aimed at
finding a successor agreement to the expiring Kyoto Protocol, the European Union is struggling to reach agreement on its own climate rules — with deep divisions between governments in Eastern Europe (and Italy), and their comparatively wealthy counterparts in the West.
Mr Blair has been seen as a strong supporter of the Kyoto protocol and was thought to be keen on working
towards finding a successor to the treaty... As part of his support, the prime minister made tackling climate change his priority for the presidency of G8 and the EU this year, describing it as a greater threat to the world than terrorism.
Europe is preparing to
find successors for many of its most powerful economic officials, including the influential head of the European Central Bank.
Ferguson often stated that he wished he had signed the giant Dutchman long before he arrived at the club in 2005, a move which instantly solved the longstanding quandary
of finding a successor to Peter Schmeichel.
With three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged
with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district needs.
Her comments followed an announcement earlier this week that she's retiring from the Vancouver - based company once the
board finds a successor.
LONDON — Kezia Dugdale's resignation as Scottish Labour leader has triggered a close race to
find a successor.
In it, he told the group he had
found his successor.
(The company said in a statement that he had every intention of remaining involved with Evernote once he has
found a successor.)
When the company named Marijn Dekkers as its new chairman last year, investors concluded that his first task would be to
find a successor to Polman.
Wu will start at MaRS on November 1, 2017, the culmination of a global search to
find a successor to outgoing CEO Ilse Treurnicht.
With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in the campaign to
find a successor for Stephen Harper.
I understand some fans wanting Wenger to stay one year for stability and to
find a successor but if like Kroenke as an owner you just lost your brain somewhere
However, while they could look to
find a successor for Ronaldo, it's also noted that Bale could leave next summer as he hasn't adapted to life in the Spanish capital particularly well, as per the report, while his ongoing injury problems won't be helping his cause either.
While a committee will likely compensate for NFL - bound Jay Ajayi, a four - man QB race has to
find a successor to Grant Hedrick: freshman Rypien, redshirt freshman Alex Ogle, JUCO transfer Tommy Stuart and former backup Ryan Finley, the presumed favorite.
Anthony Lynn acknowledged the need to
find a successor to Rivers but with the lack of talent in this years draft and the real holes in the O line and defensive backfield Tom Telesco chose not to draft a QB.
News emerged last night that Villa would be seeking official permission to speak to Lambert today as they look to
find a successor to the sacked Alex McLeish.
They need to draft at least 1 this year and 1 next year, at a minimum, to try to
find a successor for Whitworth, as well as a possible successor for Havenstein in case he prices himself out of the Rams comfort zone.
Only question is who can replace Santi - we need to
find his successor — from within or from outside.
Yoshida hopes he's
found a successor to 19 - year - old Northern Taste, another son of Northern Dancer, who has been Japan's leading stallion for seven years.
The important bit is to have a look to
find successors for Arteta, Rosicky, Mertesacker and Flamini well in advance.
If they want to
find the successor, now is the time.
In turn, it's touted that he could leave north London next summer, even though Barca will have to
find a successor to Luis Enrique this summer.
Do
they find the successor to Eli Manning at quarterback?
Well, Messi won't be a convenient and misguided excuse forever, and now Bartomeu and Co. have the opportunity to
find his successor or his sidekick — if not both.
Needing just four days to finalise a deal for ex-Mainz tactical obsessive Thomas Tuchel to take over as Dortmund head coach from soon - to - depart Jurgen Klopp, it looks on the face of it that the Ruhr club's directorate leapt out of the blocks like an Olympic to sprinter to
find a successor.
But he said the timing of the announcement was meant to give the club enough time to
find a successor and to make sure the «Arsenal family could come together and express our affection and our gratitude to this man.»
For Everton, meanwhile, it has been over a month since they sacked Ronald Koeman and they still appear no closer to
finding a successor.
The Frenchman announced he will be leaving at the end of this season, meaning the board has the difficult job of
finding his successor.
Hungary's Fidesz party, led by Prime Minister Victor Orban, will initiate negotiations with the country's other parties to
find a successor for President Schmitt.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, meanwhile, is not in a rush to
find a successor to Morelle just yet, saying he wants to get through the budget process.