The departures of BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie and the eponymous Jerry from ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s are a reminder to all businesses that a crucial member of the team can leave at any point.

Even being a founder or having their name on the door may not mean a CEO, director, or head of function will stay with a firm for the remainder of their careers.

In Jerry’s case, the issue was clearly a lack of alignment on values with the brand’s parent company – a point of friction that can often arise post-acquisition or through any period of business transformation.

But the exit of senior staff can come about for any number of reasons, particularly given the way of the world at the moment.

For family businesses, in particular, there is a lot of pressure on the current generation of le

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