chairman of the board

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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“Customer buying behavior in almost all industries and regions remained cautious,” said Markus Kamieth, chairman of the board of executive directors.

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Emanuel is also chief executive and executive chairman of the board of sports and entertainment company TKO Group Holdings, which was created in a merger between Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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He was a national policy adviser for the Confederation of Schools Trusts, chairman of the board for the Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance, and vice-chairman of the South Gloucester Schools Forum.

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“It was a long night,” said Eames Demetrios, grandson of designers Charles and Ray Eames and chairman of the board for the Charles & Ray Eames Foundation.

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Ellison will serve as chairman of the board.

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