The Steve Kelly era at Sage has ended. The CEO this week resigned as director and CEO of the Sage Group, but will not leave the company until May 31, the company said. CFO Stephen Hare, who has become interim COO, will run the company until a replacement can be replaced.

Brad Smith who has held the job of CEO of Intuit since January 2008, will retire at the end of the year. He will be replaced on January 1 by Sasan Goodarzi, EVP and GM of Intuit’s Small Business and Self-Employed Group.

Thomson Reuters reported a 2 percent-rise in revenue for the second quarter ended June 2 percent. However, the figures issued this week reflect continuing operations, which means the soon-to-be-sold Financial & Risk operations were not included in totals.