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

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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 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

T. R. Wexler was understandably sad over the death of the chairman of the board of the Westing Paper Products Corporation.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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