-During the first three quarters of 2019, 1,160 CEOs left their positions, according to the staffing firm Challenger, Gray, & Christmas.
-This figure exceeds the number of CEOs who departed during the same nine-month span at the height of the 2008 recession (which saw 1,132 CEO departures).
-The tech sector has seen the second-highest number of CEO departures, with 154 executives in that industry leaving their positions.
-In the first week of December, four CEOs announced their resignations: Susan Desmond-Hellmann at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Oscar Munoz at United Airlines, Larry Page at Alphabet, and Mark Okerstrom at Expedia.
More than 1,000 CEOs stepped down during the first three quarters of 2019, according to a report published by the staffing firm Challenger, Gray, & Christmas — 1,160 executives, to be exact.
Here are the 35 most noteworthy CEO departures of 2019 thus far:
35. Susan Desmond-Hellmann — Gates Foundation
34. United Airlines — Oscar Munoz
33. Expedia — Mark Okerstrom
32. Alphabet — Larry Page
31. SoulCycle — Melanie Whelan
30. Gap — Art Peck
29. McDonald’s — Steve Easterbrook
28. Wells Fargo — Tim Sloan
27. David’s Bridal — Scott Key
26. Overstock — Patrick Byrne
25. Under Armour — Kevin Plank
24. Care.com — Sheila Lirio Marcelo
23. AutoNation — Carl Liebert
22. PG&E — Geisha Williams
21. Kraft Heinz — Bernardo Hees
20. Blue Apron — Brad Dickerson
19. HP — Dion Weisler
18. UnitedHealthcare — Steve Nelson
17. Guess — Victor Herrero
16. Mozilla — Chris Beard
15. Boingo Wireless — Dave Hagan
14. REI — Jerry Stritzke
13. Bed, Bath & Beyond — Steven Temares
12. Mattress Firm — Steve Stagner
11. Warner Bros. — Kevin Tsujihara
10. Rite Aid — John Standley
9. Burlington Stores — Tom Kingsbury
8. Best Buy — Hubert Joly
7. New York Post — Jesse Angelo
6. Colgate-Palmolive — Ian Cook
5. MetLife — Steven Kandarian
4. eBay — Devin Wenig
3. Juul — Kevin Burns
2. Nike — Mark Parker
1. WeWork — Adam Neumann
More at:
www.businessinsider.com/biggest-ceo-departures-wework-juul-ebay-warner-bros-metlife-2019-10