chairman of the board

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Chavez’s son Paul serves as chairman of the board.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 79-year-old installed himself as chairman of the board for the center, originally named after president John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.

From Barron's

He will maintain his role as chairman of the board.

From MarketWatch

A few months later, he resigned as chairman of the board, and Papa Johns sales plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greeley “is a talented and strategic leader with wide-ranging experience managing enterprises across physical and digital markets,” said Richard Sarnoff, chairman of media at KKR and chairman of the board at Simon & Schuster.

From The Wall Street Journal