RE: First Half Announcements22 Nov 2023 13:41
Because he's been doing it for 16 years, and is probably quite bored. The business has also, frankly, outgrown him. He's a motivational leader, and is beloved by the Partner network, but he will remain involved with that side of the business. At the same time, the rest of the exec – who have much more experience in running high growth and scaled businesses – can help execute the strategy. It's the best of both worlds.
This is also no surprise. Burnett has been joint CEO for 2 years, clearly as a prelude to this.