Sentences with phrase «to step down»

There is speculation that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may step down in June.

He started working at the iconic retail behemoth in 1969, holding positions from senior vice president to general counsel to chairman, a role he stepped down from in June after 23 years on the job.

In 2009, Stefan stepped down as CEO and the third generation — his son, Karl - Johan — took over the company, which had sales of $ 22.4 billion in 2014.

Eight years after he started the menswear e-tailer with University of Victoria classmate Heikal Gani, CEO Kyle Vucko is stepping down in favour of online veteran Drew Green.

(Recently, Jurvetson stepped down from his role at DFJ after an internal investigation «uncovered behaviors by Jurvetson that were unacceptable related to a negative tone toward women entrepreneurs,» according to Recode.)

When Schultz steps down in 2017, it will be the second time: He served as CEO from 1987 to 2000 and then returned to take the helm in 2008.

In July, Whitman stepped down the board of HP Inc. (hpq), the personal computer and printing sibling of HPE (hpe), leaving many analysts to wonder if her decision had something to do with Whitman possibly becoming Uber's new CEO.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican Study Committee, North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker, said Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen should step down as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for voting against the final version of the GOP tax reform plan that passed Tuesday afternoon.

Had Vitter stepped down, the Democratic governor of Louisiana at the time would presumably have appointed a Democrat to temporarily fill his seat — an important factor in a closely divided Senate.

Starbucks outgoing CEO Howard Schultz answers questions on his political ambitions once he has stepped down as CEO of the coffee company.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management, and Bill Smead, Smead Capital Management, discuss the news that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is stepping down from the position but will remain in the company to focus on higher - end stores.

At the end of October, Representative John Boehner (R, Ohio) steps down as Speaker of the House, ending 30 years in public office.

Many were likely elated when, on June 10, it revealed its analyst - beating quarterly results and then were disappointed when it followed that up with an announcement that its CEO, Christine Day, was abruptly stepping down.

In February, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said he would step down from his daily role at the company to return to investing.

The news that he is stepping down as CEO reverberated through the business world, briefly sending shares of Starbucks stock down as much as 10 percent.

Discussing Howard Schultz's decision to step down as Starbucks CEO in April, with R.J. Hottovy, Morningstar global director of consumer equity research.

May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and several board members will step down to settle a suit brought by activist shareholders who had opposed a $ 6.1 billion deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings.

Update: On January 22, Research In Motion announced that Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie would step down as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of the board of directors.

Carol Meyrowitz stepped down but as CEO of American retailer TJX, but will stay on as executive chairman for three more years.

The stock rose by about 10 % after Redstone stepped down at CBS, but then lost all of those gains when Dauman was named chairman at Viacom.

The tip of the tongue takes a trip of three steps down the palate to tap at three on the teeth.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday some of his initial disappointment about Howard Schultz's decision to step down as Starbucks CEO has been alleviated.

Judging by my Twitter feed, most foreign observers simply can not understand why a man serving his country in one of its highest and most sensitive positions should step down over something that happened in his private life - something that directly affects only those involved and their families.

«These companies are moving out of Asia and coming to Africa to save labor costs,» said Fitsum Arega, who recently stepped down as head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission to become an adviser to the new prime minister.

The complaint is likely the agency's last major action under current Democratic Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, who will step down Feb. 10, and comes just days before U.S. President - elect Donald Trump takes office on Friday.

Xerox said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit by activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

Six weeks after that announcement, Potdevin stepped down as president and CEO of Burton.

The proposal, which still needs court approval, also says Jacobson will step down from...

NEW YORK / TOKYO, May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit brought by shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, with new management planning to look at restructuring or terminating a contentious deal with Fujifilm Holdings.

Larsen, who cofounded Ripple in 2012 before stepping down as CEO in 2016, has amassed a stunningly large fortune, on paper, despite the youth of his moonshot venture.

The announcement comes the day after Lending Club's founder and chief executive Renaud LaPlanche was forced to step down by his own board, following alleged improprieties around some of his company's marketplace loans to businesses and individuals.

For the two guys who essentially created the smartphone market and built a multi-billion-dollar company in the process, the calls to step down must seem outlandish.

CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Starbucks outgoing CEO Howard Schultz about the last time that Schultz stepped down as CEO of the company before coming back to the role.

Though Knight announced plans in June to step down as Nike chairman, he's leaving the $ 30.6 billion — in sales — company in better shape than ever, with the stock and revenues at all - time highs.

One of the most reliable sources of leaks about Apple's future product plans, KGI Securities analyst Ming - Chi Kuo, has stepped down and won't be tracking the iPhone maker anymore, according to a report in the China Times.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his daily role at the company (he will continue to serve on Reddit's board).

Eventually, he decided the right move was to move on, stepping down as CEO in December 2013.

As co-CEO of BlackBerry (he stepped down in 2012), Balsillie built the business and commercialization strategy that helped turn the company into a global player that hit $ 19.9 billion in revenue at its peak.

Notably absent from the list are Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, currently on leave from his company, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who previously stepped down from Trump's economic advisory after the Paris decision, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who could not be there due to scheduling conflicts, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his daily role at the company (he will continue to serve on its board).

Co-founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as CEO of the loss - making ride - hailing company after a workplace culture investigation found more than 200 claims of misconduct.

The top CEO in the group is Merck's Ken Frazier, at No. 5, who was the first of President Trump's business advisers to step down after the president blamed «both sides» for the violence in Charlottesville.

Eric Schmidt stepping down as Alphabet's executive chairman to become a «technical advisor.»

BMO boss Bill Downe will be the last of the financial crisis - era top bosses to depart when he steps down in October.

Tribune CEO Peter Liguori, who joined Tribune in 2013, stepped down in March and a permanent replacement has not yet been named.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter, who stepped down as CEO at the end of last year, had blamed falling sales on the NFL's failure to resolve the raging controversy over players taking a knee during the national anthem, in order to protest against police brutality.

Although he stepped down from his role, Ferro will still be paid $ 5 million - per - year by Tronc through Dec. 31, 2020, to serve as a consultant.

Xerox — CEO Jeff Jacobson and most of the company's board will step down as part of a settlement with major Xerox shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has recruited former Deloitte chairman Keith Jones to succeed Norman Moore when he steps down as chair next month.

At a location in Lindsay, Ont., rather than just doing a tweak, we took a whole bunch of steps down the evolutionary path, if you will.