Staples Inc. Chief Executive Shira Goodman is leaving the company, according to people familiar with the matter, less than a year after the office supplier was taken private in a leveraged buyout.
Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Staples in September for about $6.9 billion, halting more than a decade of declining share performance.
Sycamore planned to split the company into three divisions focusing on U.S. retail, Canadian retail, and a delivery business that serves big corporate and government customers.
Ms. Goodman, a Staples veteran, took over the company in 2016 after previous CEO Ron Sargent resigned after failing to merge with rival Office Depot Inc. ODP -0.73%
U.S. antitrust officials challenged the combination in court, forcing the companies to drop the effort.
John Lederer, executive chairman of Staples’ delivery business, said in a letter to employees that Friday would be Ms. Goodman’s last day, with a new CEO to be announced in the coming days.