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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The announcement answers long-simmering questions about a successor for 65-year-old Cook, who said he will become executive chairman of the board when he cedes Apple's CEO position.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Last year she left both posts to become executive vice chairman of the board, and executive vice president Doug Kehring had filled the finance role until Maxson’s hire.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He was nearly wiped out but got back on his financial footing when a venture capitalist asked him in 1986 to be chairman of the board, with stock options, of a new company called Magellan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He will maintain his role as chairman of the board.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

A long driveway, its privacy guarded by tall spruce, led to the modern mansion of the newly elected chairman of the board of Westing Paper Products Corporation.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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