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The software giant announced late Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn will depart the company on June 15 after nearly five years in the role, for a “new professional opportunity.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The news Robertson will be leaving comes after Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 33, announced he too will depart Liverpool at the end of the season.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Dr. Vinay Prasad, who has led the FDA’s vaccines and biotech drugs division, will depart at the end of April, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Starmer "will depart for his travel to China and Japan on Tuesday night", his spokesman told reporters on Monday, without providing further details of the much-anticipated trip.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

But if it begins to shake my mind, if it destroys its faculties one by one, if it leaves me not life but breath, I will depart from the putrid or tottering edifice.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole