executive chairman

/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv ˈtʃɛrmən/· noun phrase

财经/商业B2

executive chairman
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Chinese meaning

执zhí行xíng董dǒng事shì长zhǎng

保bǎo留liú实shí权quán的de公gōng司sī董dǒng事shì长zhǎng职zhí位wèi

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Cook卸xiè任rènCEO后hòu转zhuǎn任rèn的de新xīn角jué色sè

Example

Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO in September, handing over the top job to former hardware chief John Ternus and taking an executive chairman role.

蒂dì姆mǔ·库kù克kè今jīn年nián9月yuè卸xiè任rèn苹píng果guǒCEO一yī职zhí,将jiāng这zhè一yī最zuì高gāo职zhí位wèi交jiāo给gěi了le前qián硬yìng件jiàn主zhǔ管guǎn约yuē翰hàn·特tè努nǔ斯sī,自zì己jǐ转zhuǎn任rèn执zhí行xíng董dǒng事shì长zhǎng。

Source: The Verge · 8 Oct 2026

Background ✎

蒂dì姆mǔ·库kù克kè今jīn年nián9月yuè卸xiè任rèn苹píng果guǒCEO,将jiāng最zuì高gāo管guǎn理lǐ职zhí位wèi交jiāo给gěi了le原yuán硬yìng件jiàn业yè务wù主zhǔ管guǎn约yuē翰hàn·特tè努nǔ斯sī,自zì己jǐ转zhuǎn任rèn执zhí行xíng董dǒng事shì长zhǎng。库kù克kè仍réng活huó跃yuè于yú公gōng司sī对duì外wài事shì务wù,近jìn期qī现xiàn身shēn白bái宫gōng国guó宴yàn,并bìng在zài采cǎi访fǎng中zhōng强qiáng调diào自zì己jǐ不bú会huì插chā手shǒu新xīn任rènCEO的de业yè务wù。

Roots · etymology

execute 源自拉丁 exsequi(跟随执行);chairman 即坐在主持位的人

  • executive(执行的,源自execute执行)+ chairman(chair椅子+man人,主席)

Collocations

  • serve as executive chairman / executive chairman role / appoint an executive chairman

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