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Commerzbank Chairman and CEO step down from roles after protest from shareholders

Frankfurt-based Commerzbank’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer have recently stepped down from their offices, bowing to demands from top shareholder Cerberus that the German lender changes its strategy to stop a downward spiral in its financial performance. The resignations of Chief Executive Martin Zielke and supervisory board Chairman Stefan Schmittmann cap weeks of drama after…