chief executive
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Lance Hastings, chief executive of the California Manufacturers & Technology Assn., said in a statement Friday that the governor’s veto protects “the ability of manufacturers to innovate and create here in California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Following O'Leary's first comments, the DRCC's chief executive Rachel Morrogh had written to O'Leary accusing him of trying to get a headline with his comments.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Buffett ceded his role as chief executive to Greg Abel in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He had already handed over the reins as chief executive to hand-picked successor Greg Abel at the end of last year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then IBM acquired a new chief executive officer who changed things drastically: IBM now has a more Microsoft-like organization, and I’m told that IBM’s innovativeness has improved as a result.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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