Few business leaders can say they started their career as an hourly worker, and managed to climb the corporate ladder to the very top. Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is one of those rare gems whose decades of dedication paid off in the end—but now that his end date is in sight, he’s eager to hang up his hat and enjoy the radio silence.
“I’ve never had a blank calendar, and I’ve now seen what one looks like in a few months, and it’s kind of exciting,” McMillon said recently on CNBC’s Squawk Box.
