Jim Kennedy, the longtime chairman of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, announced Wednesday he will step down as the board’s top officer at the end of the year, passing the baton to the next generation of family leadership.
In an email to Cox employees, Kennedy said Alex Taylor, the company’s president and CEO, also will assume the role of chairman starting Jan. 1. Kennedy will remain a voting member of the Cox board as chairman emeritus. He will also remain the chairman of the James M. Cox Foundation.
