chairman of the board
noun [C]Definition
› WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT the person who is in charge of a large company and leads its board of directors: The chairman of the board functions as the spokesperson for the board and the company.appoint sb (as) chairman of the board A board member since 2009, he was appointed chairman of the board in 2011.
(Definition of chairman of the board noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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