What does chief executive mean?

Definitions for chief executive
chief exec·u·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executivenoun

    the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

    "the President likes to jog every morning"

  2. President of the United States, President, Chief Executivenoun

    the office of the United States head of state

    "a President is elected every four years"

Wiktionary

  1. chief executivenoun

    The president of the United States.

  2. chief executivenoun

    The head of government or head of state.

  3. chief executivenoun

    The governor of a U.S. state.

  4. chief executivenoun

    chief executive officer

Wikipedia

  1. chief executive

    A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer, chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization – especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution. CEOs find roles in a range of organizations, including public and private corporations, non-profit organizations and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises). The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the business, which may include maximizing the share price, market share, revenues or another element. In the non-profit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, usually provided by legislation. CEOs are also frequently assigned the role of main manager of the organization and the highest-ranking officer in the C-suite.

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  1. chief executive

    A chief executive is the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization. Their responsibilities include making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and corporate operations. They may also be known as CEO (Chief Executive Officer), president, or managing director among other titles.

Wikidata

  1. Chief executive

    Chief Executive is a term used for certain gubernatorial offices, expressing the nature of their job being analogous to a head of government. Commonly used to refer to Presidential powers given by the constitution. As Chief Executive the president can: implement policy, supervise executive branch of government, prepare executive budget for submission to congress, and appoint and remove executive officials While in most cases there is another specific style, such as governor-general, governor, lieutenant governor, there are a few offices formally styled Chief Executive: ⁕In the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, which were previously under British and Portuguese rule until the transfer of sovereignty in late 20th century, the chief executive are heads of the regions and of their respective governments: ⁕In Mauritius, on Rodrigues island, since 12 October 2002 autonomy was granted: ⁕New Zealand Antarctic Territory: while not a government, the Ross Dependency is a Crown entity managed by a Board of Directors and the Chair acts as the Chief Executive. The Board reports to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. ⁕The head of government in the Falkland Islands is known as the Chief Executive.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chief executive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chief executive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of chief executive in a Sentence

  1. Bruce Tobin:

    We are working with banks to use our strong credit rating to establish an optional supply chain financing programme to support suppliers, this programme is being piloted with several suppliers in our aluminium business, and we intend to make it more broadly available from mid-year 2016. According to a report in The Weekend Australian on Saturday, Rio Tinto's new terms will apply to all contracts valued at $ 3 million or more. Suppliers whose contracts are valued at less than $ 3 million will receive payment in 60 days. The Weekend Australian on Saturday also reported that Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Wash had written to suppliers inviting any who believed they should be exempt from the new payment terms to contact the company. Rio Tinto offers exemptions to suppliers that are registered charities, certain community and indigenous organisations and some government suppliers. Rival mining giant BHP Billiton moved to 60-day supplier payment terms about 18 months ago. A spokeswoman said on Saturday the company retained significant flexibility in terms of arrangements with small business suppliers.

  2. Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao:

    Having an election in 2017 for the chief executive using universal suffrage is the genuine hope of the central government, and also the common wish of the majority of Hong Kong's people.

  3. Miles Taylor:

    It puts the agencies in an impossible position because it's their own boss and how are they going counteract the chief executive of our government ? in the past four years there's been a lot done to prepare the United States for the possibility of disinformation and foreign interference in the election.

  4. Harold Prévil:

    Ten years after, I am a physician, I am the chief executive officer of a 210-bed facility, but believe me, I am hopeless, haitians have not had the opportunity to do things differently and better.

  5. Erik Gordon:

    For the next six months, Chief Executive Officer Mark Trudeau bank might be named Pfizer Inc( PFE.N).


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