executive

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One auto chief executive, Matt McAlear, took the stage at the New York International Auto Show to make a bold declaration: “We’re here to make things people didn’t see coming.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Lord Walker, who is also the executive chairman of Iceland supermarkets, noted that the Australian government had recently "taken a 14p per litre cut to their fuel tax".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Joy Chen, executive director of Every Fire Survivor’s Network, which represents fire victims in the Eaton fire zone in Altadena and elsewhere, said her group believes the federal government has a larger role to play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A commission spokeswoman said the EU executive was continuously monitoring prices and has already "taken several measures to help farmers with affordability of fertilisers".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“That’s right. It turned out to be your wife dressed in your flight suit. We recognized her by her mustache,” Major Reynolds, Bull’s executive officer, shot back.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy