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 onCNBC’s Squawk Box.
But don’t expect his schedule to remain empty for too long. The 59-year-old admitted that his post-Walmart retirement will include “some combination of business and philanthropic stuff.”
And his next venture—be it full-time, part-time, or voluntary—might not be too far in the distant future either, with the outgoing chief revealing he’s “going to take a few months” off.
It is perhaps not surprising that McMillon’s vision for retirement includes some form of work. He’s a few years shy of the typical American retiree, and recently said he “was loving” his job.
