Mackey Steps Down From Whole Foods Chairman Role

Courtesy Austinist  Mon, 12/28/2009 - 9:00am

JOE M500/flickr Whole Foods' CEO and Board Chairman John Mackey announced that he is voluntarily relinquishing the latter position in a post to his blog on Christmas Eve.

"I have held the Chairman title since Whole Foods Market’s beginning in 1978, but the reality is that today it is merely a title with no authority or responsibilities," wrote Mackey, who will retain his CEO role.

"The authority and responsibilities normally associated with the Chairman position were all...


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