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Retired Fortune 1000 CEOs
Key Takeaways
- Thomas E. Richards and Chris Policinski retired from CDW Corporation and Land O'Lakes, Inc., respectively, in 2018.
- Kohl's CEO Kevin Mansell and American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault retired in 2017.
- Sheri McCoy retired from Avon Products in 2018. Jan Zijderveld became CEO after McCoy, and later retired in 2020.
Introduction
The research brief contains information on 30 CEOs who have retired from Fortune 1000 firms in the past 5 years. A spreadsheet is built to present this information, including their names, the year they retired, and the Fortune 1000 company they were leading.
Summary of Findings
- Thomas E. Richards retired from CDW Corporation in 2018.
- Kohl's CEO, Kevin Mansell, retired from the Fortune 1000 firm in 2017.
- Chris Policinski retired from Land O'Lakes, Inc. in 2018.
- Kenneth Chenault, who led American Express as CEO, retired in 2017.
- Sheri McCoy retired from Avon Products in 2018. Jan Zijderveld became CEO after McCoy, and later retired in 2020.
Research Strategy
For this research on retired Fortune 1000 CEOs, we leveraged the most reputable sources of information that were available in the public domain, including reliable media sites such as USA Today, BusinessWire, CSP Daily, and more. From this, we were able to compile a list of 30 CEOs who have retired from Fortune 1000 firms in the past 5 years.