FAREWELL OF RETIREMENT SPEECH, EXAMPLE:
Good morning Board of Directors, Colleagues and Friends. It is a pleasure to deliver the speech of my retirement from the company ABC Multinational Co. as CEO. I welcome everyone on this difficult but special occasion.
I have spent ten years with many of you in this company as an executive. It is nice to recognize that all of you have given me the best working conditions and the best environment to fulfill my duties and responsibilities. The company is in a highly profitable state and everyone manages it well. Therefore, I now feel that it is the best time to retire from my position and give opportunity to other young and charismatic leaders to take charge of the position.
During the time I spent in this company, I had the opportunity to learn several things that have helped me both in my professional and personal life. I met and made many friends who supported me throughout the process. I learned several key skills, such as management skills, time management, honesty and teamwork. This is clearly evident that we have achieved success working together as a company and have won several awards due to our dedication and motivation to achieve our goal as a multinational company. Therefore, I can affirm that my success in this company is due to the support of all of you.
It gives me immense pleasure to say that our company is a leading company at this time. All this is because we work as a team and the company values and respects each and every one of the individuals in the organization, regardless of position and role. At this special moment, I express my sincere gratitude to all my colleagues for their commitment to ensure that the company grows beyond established expectations. Nothing would have been possible without the support, hard work and dedication of my team and other co-workers. I'm a little sad because I'm going to miss everyone and this environment.
I remember the time when the company suffered a great loss and shareholders became impatient with the company, it was the board of directors and my colleagues who supported me and motivated me. That was a great challenge for us and, thanks to their dedication and unconditional support, we overcome the situation and we are making huge profits now.
This company has been my dream and my only wish was to see this company grow every day. We have achieved success, but it is essential that we maintain this success in the coming years, in fact we multiply it by several more praises and recognitions. ABC Multinational Co. is proud to be associated with all customers and dedicated employees.
I express my special thanks to all of you and wish that you continue to be successful in your life. There is a lot of learning ahead; so concentrate and persist and you will be successful in your future endeavors.
Thank you very much.