Sports Direct | Controversial CEO Mike Ashley quits, but what's his strategic legacy?

• Sports Direct CEO and business magnate Mike Ashley is set to step down, with his son-in-law due to take the reins from 2022.

• Ashley has been a controversial figure in business for decades, having founded his first firm in 1982. 

• But what can we learn from his divisive history as a leader? And what legacy does he leave behind? Read on to find out...

Michael Ashley, controversial business magnate and CEO of the UK's largest sporting goods retailer, Sports Direct, is following in the footsteps of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in relinquishing his role at the reins of the company.