How to Use chief executive in a Sentence

chief executive

noun
  • The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
  • Less of a question is whether Atkins has the experience to be the state’s chief executive.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • That night, the talks collapsed, and the board named Emmett Shear, a co-founder of Twitch, as interim chief executive.
    Kevin Roose, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But the chief executive has long been viewed in a favorable light by people who sat above him in the pecking order.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The government of the July Monarchy took on the character of its chief executive.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Clarke Ramsey, chief executive of LePerv Landscape, said he no doubt would be forced to raise his rates for his hundreds of clients.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Richard Broder, the firm's chief executive, said that development is still planned.
    Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023
  • After two months on the job, he was appointed to chief executive of TikTok.
    Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Dinh is the godfather to one of chief executive Lachlan Murdoch’s sons.
    Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The bank is 101 years old and has deep relationships with many of its customers, said Lawer, the chief executive, in an interview.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The company cut 25 percent of its work force, and Kyle Vogt, the company’s chief executive, resigned.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The purpose is to force people to put themselves in the shoes of the hostages and the families still waiting for their release, said Craig Dershowitz, chief executive of Artists 4 Israel, the group behind the project.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The financial institute is currently on its third pair of chief executive and board chair in just three years.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Ford is the chief executive officer and owner of the preschool, according to court documents.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2023
  • He’s already chosen his next chief executive, and he’s arranged to transfer ownership of the firm to his employees through a trust.
    Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The Prince is the boss, but the Secretary (the chief executive), together with a council, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the duchy and for safeguarding its capital.
    Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Gary Sweet, the club’s chief executive, estimated that the cost had amounted to $15 million and rising, but Luton had little choice.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Beto Lopez, the president and chief executive officer of the Guadalupe Centers, is her brother.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Kirkbride will report to Stephane Rougeot, deputy chief executive of Deezer.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Brad Fenton, the chief executive whose family owned the auto dealerships since 1950, could not be reached for comment.
    Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
  • One of the toughest tasks for any chief executive is managing the dual challenge of controlling costs while finding new ways to innovate and grow.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Among those killed was Stockton Rush, the submersible’s pilot and chief executive officer of the company, OceanGate.
    Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 6 July 2023
  • Kirsten Lynch, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts, said in a news release that the traditional model of gear ownership and rental hasn’t changed in decades.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The chief executive, in his second stint at Disney, invested in and joined the board of Genies, which allows users to create their own digital avatars and avatar fashion, among other things.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Nvidia ’s chief executive was feted by heads of state like a visiting dignitary.
    Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Regina Temple, the chief executive of Bayonet Point and a recipient of the letter, did not respond to a request for comment.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Anonymous is also in the final stages of naming a new chief executive officer, one insider added.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • John Angelos, Peter’s oldest son and the Orioles’ chief executive, appears to have other plans.
    Lindsey Adler, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Among those already charged in the case is Carolyn Ellison, Alameda’s former chief executive.
    Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Among those already charged in the case is Carolyn Ellison, Alameda's former chief executive.
    Larry Neumeister, ajc, 29 Mar. 2023

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