Vince McMahon attends a press convention at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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International Wrestling Leisure CEO Vince McMahon introduced Friday that he was once retiring after many years of main the corporate based via his circle of relatives, a transfer that comes a month after WWE’s board stated it was once investigating allegations of sexual misconduct towards him.
Previous this month, the Wall Boulevard Magazine reported that the married McMahon had paid greater than $12 million to 4 ladies, all of who were affiliated with the WWE, over the last 16 years to hide up claims of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
McMahon in June had stated he was once stepping again from his function as CEO and chairman whilst the board’s probe proceeded, putting in his daughter Stephanie McMahon as intervening time CEO.
However he stated on the time that he would retain regulate over ingenious content material on the corporate, the place he stays the bulk shareholder, with about 32% of its inventory.
On Friday, McMahon introduced that Stephanie and WWE President Nick Khan have been taking on as co-CEOs, and that his daughter would develop into chairman of the corporate.
“As I manner 77 years outdated, I believe it is time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE,” McMahon stated in a remark Friday.
“I want to thank my circle of relatives for mightily contributing to our luck, and I might additionally love to thank all of our previous and provide Superstars and workers for his or her determination and fervour for our emblem,” he stated.
“Most significantly, I want to thank our fanatics for permitting us into your properties each week and being your number of leisure.”
WWE’s inventory value didn’t markedly alternate in after-hours buying and selling, which noticed a low quantity of stocks converting palms.
On the shut of normal buying and selling Friday, WWE had a marketplace capitalization of about $4.9 billion.
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