chief executive
noun
: a principal executive: such as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
Examples of chief executive in a Sentence
The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
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Leicester City have announced that Susan Whelan has stepped down from her role as chief executive officer after 15 years with the club.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit, which works directly with local jurisdictions across the Los Angeles region on film permitting and more, has appointed Denise Gutches as its new chief executive officer, it was announced Wednesday.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
FilmLA chief executive Paul Audley is stepping down from his role leading one of the largest film permitting offices in the United States, a meaningful management shake-up amid a production plunge in the region.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The chief executive of Anthropic, a leading AI lab, warned in May that AI could cause a dramatic spike in unemployment, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in January that today’s company leaders were the last generation to manage all-human workforces.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit, which works directly with local jurisdictions across the Los Angeles region on film permitting and more, has appointed Denise Gutches as its new chief executive officer, it was announced Wednesday.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
FilmLA chief executive Paul Audley is stepping down from his role leading one of the largest film permitting offices in the United States, a meaningful management shake-up amid a production plunge in the region.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
The chief executive of Anthropic, a leading AI lab, warned in May that AI could cause a dramatic spike in unemployment, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in January that today’s company leaders were the last generation to manage all-human workforces.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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