National Labor Relations Board Chairman Marvin Kaplan said Friday the plan was always for him to step aside as chairman once President Trump’s latest nominee to the board, business lawyer John Ring, received Senate confirmation. Kaplan, also a Trump appointee to the NLRB, added that he personally believed that Ring was the right person to lead the board, the federal government’s main labor law enforcement agency.

“I have supported Mr. Ring’s nomination to the NLRB from the start, understanding that, if confirmed, he would be designated Chairman. Like the President, I believe he will be an outstanding Chairman. I welcome his leadership and look forward to working with him until the end of my term,” Kaplan said in a statement to Washington Examiner.