Our chairman, John Gutfreund, left his desk at the head of the trading floor and went for a walk.

The chairman left little doubt, however, that the hearings were effectively closed.

Volkswagen said the chairman of its Spanish subsidiary was leaving amid mounting losses.

So perhaps it's no surprise that his first non-executive chairman left within days of Sports Direct floating.

American National Can said its chairman was leaving.

Nor is this the only area in which the former chairman has left himself open to potential conflicts of interest.

Looking doubtful, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs opened the door and left.

Ordinarily, the chairmen of $3 billion computer companies leave such trade show activities to their salesmen.

Outside, the chairman looked right and left.

The chairman and chief executive rose without another word and left the room.