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CEO Departures Hit Highest Level on Record

For senior executives, the Great Resignation is just getting started.

More than 1,400 chief executives have left their positions so far this year through September.

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For most workers, the so-called Great Resignation is over. For CEOs, it’s just ramping up.

More than 1,400 chief executives have left their positions so far this year through September, according to a report by executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. That’s up almost 50% from the same period last year and the highest on record over that period since the firm began tracking in 2002.