The always thorny question of timing the retirement of a CEO can get even pricklier when the CEO is also a founder.

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And all this against a background of continuing questions over the prime minister's retirement plans and the timing of the expected handover to Gordon Brown.

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He said the timing of the retirement was planned when Huntoon took over as superintendent in 2010 and that the retirement isn't related to the investigation.

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Sir Norman said the timing of his retirement would enable the county's police and crime commissioner, who will take up office on 22 November, to immediately begin a search for his successor.

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An SEC spokesman said Tuesday he was not aware of any connection between the timing of Stachnik's retirement and the release of the report.

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The timing was tough for Rudy, who found himself looking for work when he hoped to be easing into retirement.

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