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step down

[step-doun] / ˈstɛpˌdaʊn /


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Sturm earlier this week said he would step down after the changes in the company’s shareholder structure and discussions with Frasers, Hugo Boss’s largest shareholder.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

CEO Shantanu Narayen is due to step down at the start of December, and the company recently named Anil Chakravarthy, the leader of its Customer Experience Orchestration business, to be his successor.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and North American governing body Concacaf have called for Infaninto to step down, though he retains the backing of South America's Conmebol and African governing body CAF.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Amsterdam-listed CVC said Sisitsky and Rutland would take over as co-CEOs by the first quarter of 2028, when current CEO Rob Lucas will step down from his role.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He’d even touched his toes to the next step down.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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