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supremo

noun [C]
 
/suːˈpriː.məʊ/ US  /-moʊ/ (plural supremos) UK informal

Definition

the person in charge of an organization or who is considered to have most skill and authority in a particular type of activity: the entertainment supremo, Simon CowellExperts and specialists
(Definition of supremo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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