Don’t retire – pretire! New app ensures C-suite skills aren’t lost
There’s a new option for retired C-suite executives who want to keep their hand in
In a couple of years, the first of the baby boomers will start reaching retirement age. But just because someone has hit 65 doesn’t mean they necessarily want to give up working for ever – many relish the intellectual challenge that work brings. We’re also living longer. According to data from World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, the number of people aged 60 years or over is expected to more than double by 2050 and more than treble by 2100, rising from 962-million globally in 2017 to 2.1-billion in 2050 and 3.1-billion in 2100. That’s a lot of older people, and not all of them will simply want to sit in the sun and gaze adoringly at their grandchildren. Fortunately, there are many areas of business where boomers can use their skills and experience while still having the retirement they’ve dreamed of. It’s called “pretirement”, a concept that Andrew Marshall, director and co-founder of Pretire, is launching in South Africa for former C-suite executives who are up for some p...
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