Jeb Bush is stepping down from the board of directors at Rayonier Inc. , according to a Monday filing from the forestry company . It 's further evidence he is seriously mulling a presidential bid as he continues to cut his corporate ties . The two-sentence filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission states the former Florida governor notified Rayonier on Dec. 23 that he plans to resign from the board effective Dec. 31 , adding that there were no disagreements between him and the company . The filing comes just days after Bush told the board at Tenet Healthcare Corporation that he would step down , also effective Dec. 31 . And he decided last week to leave the board of British bank Barclays at the end of the year . Questions arose earlier this month — before Bush announced he was `` actively exploring '' a bid — about whether he was seriously interested in wanting to run for president after a Bloomberg report detailed his recent business activity . Private equity experts considered his ties unusual for a prospective candidate . But his spokesman said Bush 's business interests would not stand in the way of a possible campaign . RELATED : CNN/ORC Poll has Bush surging to 2016 GOP lead . `` If he becomes a candidate , he 'll review all of his business engagements and comply with all necessary financial disclosures , '' Kristy Campbell said at the time . `` That is an approach consistent with what he did in all three of his campaigns for governor . '' His resignations from corporate boards further indicate that Bush is trying to tamp down doubt about a potential bid .
George Bush is stepping down from forestry company Rayonier . It 's the third company he has recently cut ties with . Bush says he is ` ` actively considering '' a presidential run .