Top executives with nearly 90 years of combined CEO experience retired or announced plans to retire; others left more suddenly Related content Trade groups' big win: new Congress Culture, contracts, pay topped concerns Quotes to note A number of prominent association leaders retired in 2014—some after long tenures—while others left their jobs abruptly. Larry Graham, 71, retired in May after 22 years at the $13 million-revenue National Confectioners Association. He is credited with transforming the association, which had just $3 million in revenue when he started. Longtime Coca-Cola public affairs executive John Downs replaced Graham. Steve Largent, 59, retired in… Read More