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.
Recent Examples on the Web
George Hinton, the beleaguered chief executive officer of the Social Development Commission, resigned under pressure Thursday night.
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Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Less sensitive apps with more substantial Chinese businesses such as Duolingo are expected to comply with the latest regulatory licensing regime to remain operational, said Rich Bishop, co-founder and chief executive officer of AppInChina.
—Mark Gurman, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
Patrick Orlando, the former chief executive of Digital World, is also suing to get more shares of Trump Media, claiming the SPAC’s board wrongly cast him aside a year before the merger was completed.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella personally helped negotiate and advocate for his return to the company — at one point offering to hire Altman himself, along with other employees at OpenAI who wanted to leave.
—Samuel Stolton, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
Berliner posted a message Wednesday on the social media platform X with his resignation letter to the public broadcaster’s chief executive Katherine Maher.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Philip Berlinski, most recently global treasurer and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, is exiting Goldman after more than 25 years, while Jim Esposito, cohead of banking and markets, is leaving after nearly 30 years.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
In a statement, News/Media Alliance president and chief executive Danielle Coffey said that Google has too much power.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
OpenAI leaders, including chief executive Sam Altman, have reportedly hosted hundreds of top business executives this month to pitch enterprise AI services — including to customers of Microsoft, which has invested billions into the ChatGPT-maker.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Less sensitive apps with more substantial Chinese businesses such as Duolingo are expected to comply with the latest regulatory licensing regime to remain operational, said Rich Bishop, co-founder and chief executive officer of AppInChina.
—Mark Gurman, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
Patrick Orlando, the former chief executive of Digital World, is also suing to get more shares of Trump Media, claiming the SPAC’s board wrongly cast him aside a year before the merger was completed.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella personally helped negotiate and advocate for his return to the company — at one point offering to hire Altman himself, along with other employees at OpenAI who wanted to leave.
—Samuel Stolton, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
Berliner posted a message Wednesday on the social media platform X with his resignation letter to the public broadcaster’s chief executive Katherine Maher.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Philip Berlinski, most recently global treasurer and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, is exiting Goldman after more than 25 years, while Jim Esposito, cohead of banking and markets, is leaving after nearly 30 years.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
In a statement, News/Media Alliance president and chief executive Danielle Coffey said that Google has too much power.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
OpenAI leaders, including chief executive Sam Altman, have reportedly hosted hundreds of top business executives this month to pitch enterprise AI services — including to customers of Microsoft, which has invested billions into the ChatGPT-maker.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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