CEOs quitting at record pace. Here are some of the latest

(NewsNation) — In the first three months of this year, more than 600 chief executive officers left their jobs, either through retirement, resignation or being forced out. That’s a 50% increase from the first quarter of 2023, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.The company’s Andy Challenger says the big uptick may be linked to the COVID pandemic.“Companies were loath to let go of their leaders in the middle of a crisis,” he told M