.Charles Schwab Chief Executive Officer Walt Bettinger is actually retiring from his role by the end of December after 16 years leading the stock broker agency, the business introduced Tuesday.Bettinger will be changed on Jan. 1, 2025, through Charles Schwab President Rick Wurster. Bettinger will certainly continue to be as the co-chair of Schwab's board.Stock Graph IconStock graph iconCharles Schwab, 5 yearsIn a statement, Bettinger cited his 65th birthday celebration upcoming year as a main reason to tip apart and also praised the choice of Wurster." The Schwab Panel's well thought-out and disciplined method to succession preparation aids make this shift smooth. Rick Wurster and also I have actually collaborated every day for much more than eight years. I have comprehensive self-confidence in his leadership, and also I am actually delighted that the Schwab Board of Directors has chosen him as my successor," the statement said.In an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Wurster suggested that there would certainly not be any type of urgent adjustment in approach with the chief executive officer handoff." I don't think there will certainly be actually a shift in the feeling that our company are actually heading to continue what our team've been actually carrying out, which is actually supply for our clients and also please them," Wurster said.Since Bettinger managed in 2008, the firm's customer resources have increased to $9.74 mountain coming from $1.14 trillion, and client brokerage profiles have increased to greater than 43 million from less than 10 million. This development is due partly to Schwab's accomplishment of TD Ameritrade, which enclosed 2020. Bettinger mentioned on "Squawk Container" that the integration of Ameritrade was completed earlier this year as well as was an additional explanation that he thought this was actually a good time to step aside coming from the chief executive officer role.Schwab's stock has climbed roughly 150% during Bettinger's tenure, which began at the center of the monetary crisis, but it has underperformed the more comprehensive market over recent 2 years." I often say that not many Chief executive officers halve their business's stock rate in the 1st 90 days, but that was basically what I walked right into in the monetary situation," Bettinger mentioned on "Squawk Container." Allotments of Schwab were down about 1% in morning exchanging Tuesday.