How to Use chief executive in a Sentence

chief executive

noun
  • The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
  • As chief executive, Cook charted his own path.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In his first year as the state’s chief executive, Ogilvie proposed a new income tax.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is his 20th season as the team’s chief executive.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Von Erlach is the chief executive of the startup.
    — Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Cahillane became chief executive at the beginning of the year.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Illinois has had 43 men elected as the state’s chief executive.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Fiddelke took over as Target’s chief executive last month.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Stearns sets the tone for the baseball side of the organization as the chief executive.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • Tony serves as chief executive while Josephine handpicks much of the store’s merchandise.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Tony serves as chief executive while Josephine handpicks much of the store’s merchandise.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • The long-serving chief executive and deputy chairman does not get voting rights for another five years.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Allen will become chairman and chief executive.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Brian Chesky, the co-founder and chief executive, is always thinking about how to redesign it.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Brian Chesky, the co-founder and chief executive, is always thinking about how to redesign it.
    — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Every second, the chief executive can watch his bank account inch up nearly $1.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But even more extraordinary was the fact the letter was addressed to the wife of the city’s chief executive.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • The cost cutting is one of the first major moves since D’Amaro became chief executive last month.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The coffee chain fired its chief executive, Son Jeong-hyun, the same day the promotion launched.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
  • The Zuckerberg character will be trained on images of the chief executive as well as his voice, one person said.
    — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Serving in the role of major domo in this misguided parade is none other than our chief executive.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • David Protein’s chief executive is familiar with food trends.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • In March, chief executive Ian Watmore resigned after less than a year in the job.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Cook would move to the role of executive chairman after about 15 years as chief executive.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • At the center of it all is Musk, who has an iron grip on the company as chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 June 2026
  • Neil Dixit is founder and chief executive officer at Panoplai.
    — Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Musk will remain the company’s chief executive and chairman.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Perhaps this is one of the sources of the chief executive’s extraordinary power.
    — The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • An entrenched founder or chief executive may own enough stock to resist accountability.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Maryland has a troublingly long list of challenges that will require the full focus and attention of its chief executive.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026

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