chairman of the board

American

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.

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chairman of the board

Warsh’s approach of eschewing any form of forward guidance makes it extremely difficult for the markets to form a coherent analysis of Fed policy, said Eckhard Schulte, chairman of the board at MainSky Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Musk is listed as founder, chief executive, chief technical officer and chairman of the board.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

“They prototyped a lot of ideas,” said Yee, a father of three who took over from Akl as chairman of the board of KidSTREAM in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

"Tim's unprecedented and outstanding leadership has transformed Apple into the world's best company," outgoing chairman of the board Arthur Levinson said in the statement.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

He is still listed as chairman of the board.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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