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Chief Executive Definition

☆ Chief Executive

noun

the President of the U.S.

Chief Executive Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • company: Prior to the AGM Jean-Louis Raymond resigned as chief executive of the company.
  • council: For example, following the Omagh bomb, the chief executive of the council was seen to be in charge.
  • group: The group will be headed by Mark White, currently chief executive of the group 's European sugar division.
  • body: We have recognized that Chief Executives of regulated bodies are the people who must deliver the Government's commitment to fair trading in information.
  • partnership: English Partnerships appoints new chief The new chief executive of English Partnerships has pledged to deliver " consistency and coherence " in design.
  • scotland: Frank Pignatelli, chief executive of learndirect scotland has himself benefited from lifelong learning.

Converse of subject

lead: It will be led by chief executive Steve Robertson, whose appointment was confirmed today.

Converse of object

  • appoint: Mark Allen has been appointed chief executive of Unite, the student housing company, effective from the end of 2006.
  • act: Without doubt, our relationships have been strengthened by the secondment of CIPFA's Phil Sinnett as IPFA's acting chief executive.
  • become: Sam Laidlaw is to become chief executive of Centrica, the energy company, on 1 July.
  • have: In Gerry Adams, it certainly has a worthy chief executive.
  • see: At the moment, we know that we can go to see the chief executives and the board members of the relevant quangos.
  • fire: If you only have three per cent of a company it's bloody hard to work up the enthusiasm to fire the chief executive.

Adjective modifier

  • former: He is a former chief executive of the SNP.
  • interim: Interim chief executive Roger Thayne resigned in May rather than implement the cuts.
  • new: The existing management team retained a significant interest in the business along with the new chief executive Tony O'Neill.
  • current: Now, as senior vice-president of sales and marketing, he occupies a position once held by current chief executive Paul Otellini.

Possessives

isoft: Last week iSoft's chief executive quit after the firm had to restate revenues for the past three years - wiping out its profits.