: Robinhood COO Gretchen Howard to retire

Robinhood Markets Inc. HOOD said in a filing late Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Gretchen Howard will retire from the company at the end of the year. Howard will transition to an advisory role on April 3 “to support certain special projects for the CEO.” Robinhood did not detail steps to hire a future replacement. The stock fell 1% in the extended session after ending the regular trading day up 1%.

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