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Happy Friday! Today is July 1st, 2022. We are officially half way through 2022.

We all know how important CEOs are to the company, to its shareholders, and to hundreds if not thousands of employee. However, in the real business world, changing CEO is more common than we thought. CEOs may be replaced, or retained, under various scenarios. So, in today’s program, let’s take a look a few companies which recently changed or retained their chief executive officers.

The News Story

• 有关迪士尼 (0:59") Disney extends CEO Bob Chapek’s contract by three years (CNBC)
• 有关PINTEREST (2:04") Pinterest CEO steps down, Google executive to take over in e-commerce push (CNN)
• 有关施乐公司 (3:06") Xerox CEO John Visentin Dies (Wall Street Journal)
• 有关Bed Bath Beyond (4:09")Bed Bath & Beyond replaces CEO Tritton as sales sink (Reuters)

Words of the Day (WoD)

• Rein (p1): a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse while riding or driving. 缰绳
• Pertain (p3): be appropriate, related, or applicable. 属于
• Rejig (p4): a reorganization. 公司重组