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Former CEOs are not quite ready for an early retirement

Many CEOs, it seems, don’t really retire. They may transition to high-level lobbying or consulting, start an association management company, take a COO job, or, at least in one case, become a passionate painter. But flat-out retire, as in daily golf, early-bird specials and Florida? A rather unappealing concept, based on recent conversations with a handful of former CEOs. “I was not of the mindset to pull up the rocker and get out the fishing pole,” said Red Cavaney, who, a month after stepping down from his CEO job at the American Petroleum Institute, became a vice president for government affairs at ConocoPhillips at age 65. Cris Collie “I quickly learned… Read More