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Travis VanderZanden\u2019s slow-motion departure from Bird is now complete. The scooter rental company announced<\/a> in a late-Friday news dump that the executive has stepped down from his role as chairperson of Bird\u2019s board, \u201ceffective immediately<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n Replacing VanderZanden is John Bitove, who played a role in saving Bird\u2019s bacon this past December <\/a>via its merger with Bird Canada.<\/p>\n VanderZanden had led the micromobility company from its inception as its president and founding CEO, but that all changed last year when Bird\u2019s declining stock price culminated in a delisting warning<\/a> from the New York Stock Exchange. Soon after, VanderZanden stepped down from his role as president<\/a>, handing over the title to Bird\u2019s then-chief operating officer Shane Torchiana. Torchiana went on to assume the CEO post<\/a> as well several months later. At the time, VanderZanden called the reorg a \u201clong-planned transition.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Bird,\u00a0VanderZanden \u201cdecided to step down [from the board] to pursue other ventures.\u201d In a similarly vague yet intriguing statement, VanderZanden added that he intends to return to his \u201centrepreneurial roots and incubate some new ideas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n