chief executive
noun
: a principal executive: such as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
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The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
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The former San Francisco 49ers executive was appointed without any fanfare as chief strategy officer and then became managing director in April, ahead of chief executive Angus Kinnear’s departure.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
This year’s fashion awards, the primary fundraiser of the BFC Foundation, which aims to support the future growth and success of the British fashion industry, will be the British Fashion Council’s new chief executive officer Laura Weir’s first major project to put through.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Laura Okafor, founder and chief executive of Perry, says Perry Academy was created to fill in longstanding gaps in knowledge.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
The chief executive also pointed out that Cohesity’s financial year ends in August, which means the company could wait until the fall of 2026 for its IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
This year’s fashion awards, the primary fundraiser of the BFC Foundation, which aims to support the future growth and success of the British fashion industry, will be the British Fashion Council’s new chief executive officer Laura Weir’s first major project to put through.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Laura Okafor, founder and chief executive of Perry, says Perry Academy was created to fill in longstanding gaps in knowledge.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
The chief executive also pointed out that Cohesity’s financial year ends in August, which means the company could wait until the fall of 2026 for its IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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