step down
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Today also marks the end of an era with the news that Warren Buffett will step down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Mercury General Corp. said Monday that founder George Joseph would step down as chief executive of the Los Angeles-based insurance company, handing the reins over to 41-year-old President and Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Tirador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
A moment later, he heard the creak of the third step down on the stairway.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
