chief executive officer

noun

: the person who has the most authority in an organization or business

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He was named chief executive officer not long after, following the resignation of Kevin Mayer, a former Disney exec who held the role for just three months. Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023 Raymon Cancino, chief executive officer of Community Bridges, a nonprofit providing aid to evacuees, said his team was providing communication support at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023 Nationwide, shelters are not seeing increases in pets being surrendered, said Kitty Block, chief executive officer and president of the Humane Society of the United States. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023 SoundCloud has named Eliah Seton chief executive officer, effective immediately. Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chief executive officer

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“Chief executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive%20officer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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