successor
Example Sentences
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The $25 million salary Warren Buffett’s successor is set to receive this year is among the highest paid to an S&P 500 company CEO in years.
United plan on naming a permanent successor for Amorim in the summer.
From BBC
After being ousted he went into exile in neighbouring Togo and said in a message published on social media that he wished his successor every success.
From BBC
The Scot will remain in place until a caretaker is appointed, with the club planning to name a permanent successor for Amorim in the summer.
From BBC
But Wilcox knows quiet is not a word associated with the club and, in the wake of Amorim's exit and the search for a successor, he is in the spotlight.
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