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chairman of the board
noun
- the chief officer of a business corporation, elected by its board of directors and charged with the supervision and management of high-level affairs of the company, as making corporate policy or approving actions of the president and vice presidents.
Example Sentences
Disney’s newly appointed chairman of the board, former Morgan Stanley executive chairman James P. Gorman, leads the CEO succession planning committee.
On top of this, he has installed himself as the chairman of the board of a financially lucrative land trust, of which he is the sole trustee.
John Fervier, chairman of the board, warned against passing the rule, saying it exposes the board to legal jeopardy as it doesn’t have the statutory authority to implement its plan.
The move comes as Oracle co-founder and chairman of the board Larry Ellison has become more involved in the entertainment industry.
In the cultural sector he was chairman of the board of trustees at London’s National Gallery and chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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