succeeded

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He will be succeeded by William Jackson, who will join the company as a nonexecutive director on July 1 and will stand for election at the annual general meeting to be held on July 15.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Burberry said Thursday that its chairman, Gerry Murphy, will retire in November and be succeeded by William Jackson, founder of the private equity firm Bridgepoint Group.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

She questioned whether it had actually succeeded in creating more diversity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The former Real defender succeeded Xabi Alonso, who lasted six months in the role, in January.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Leonid Brezhnev, who succeeded Khrushchev as Soviet leader in 1964, had given the KGB nearly unlimited power over Soviet society.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau