More Than 1,400 US CEOs Left Their Jobs in 2018

By Paul Ausick January 10, 2019 5:27 am EST

The number of U.S. CEOs who lost or left their jobs in December added to a record number of fourth-quarter departures, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. A total of 129 CEOs left their jobs in December, bringing the fourth-quarter total to 429, the highest level since Challenger Gray began reporting the data in 2002.

For the full year, 1,452 CEOs left their jobs, up more than 25% year over year and just below the highest level ever, a total of 1,484 posted in 2008. The December total was nearly 36% higher year over year, but the month-over-month total was down about 12% from November’s total of 147. The August total of 154 remains the monthly high for 2018.

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