How to Use chief executive in a Sentence

chief executive

noun
  • The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
  • This marks a more than 40% dock in pay for the chief executive.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Should the chief executive be able to hire and fire department heads?
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
  • 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
  • The duck is named for the son of Stew Leonard, the grocery chain’s chief executive.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • The foundation expects to find a new chief executive by the end of the year, the statement said.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Plans are in place to initiate a national search for a new chief executive.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • But the chief executive has long been viewed in a favorable light by people who sat above him in the pecking order.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • That’s the outlook from a major airport’s chief executive if airlines do not shape up and recruit enough ground staff.
    — Christine Mui, Fortune, 26 July 2022
  • Tony serves as chief executive while Josephine handpicks much of the store’s merchandise.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Tony serves as chief executive while Josephine handpicks much of the store’s merchandise.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Less of a question is whether Atkins has the experience to be the state’s chief executive.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as its chief executive last year and will leave leave the board when his term ends this year.
    — Fortune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Pieter van der Does, Adyen's co-founder and chief executive officer, said.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Allen will become chairman and chief executive.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The chief executive certainly seems to care less about the letter of the law and the orders of judges this time around, though these will still slap him down.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Richard Broder, the firm's chief executive, said that development is still planned.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • That’s a ghost Charles will have to confront as king, chief executive, and chief evangelist for an ancient brand.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Every second, the chief executive can watch his bank account inch up nearly $1.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In both states the president of the senate steps in as acting governor if the chief executive isn’t around.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026

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