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Five companies that foundered when their figurehead left

05 April 2019 • 8 min read

As ConnectWise bids farewell to CEO Arnie Bellini, we run down the times companies have stumbled once their leaders leave

The news last month that ConnectWise CEO and founder Arnie Bellini had sold the company to private equity firm Thoma Brava caught many in the channel off-guard, with partners believing it to have b...

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