chief executive
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“You can’t fool the customer,” said Lance Trenary, chief executive of the roughly 350-unit restaurant chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Every member of non-teaching staff employed by the council will be issued with a letter of dismissal, including chief executive Susanne Millar, nursery staff and refuse collectors.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“This transaction will be a catalyst for further growth in ridership and revenue,” said Patrick Goddard, chief executive of Brightline Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
After almost two decades of high leadership turnover and a more than year-long search, the Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed Jonathan Abbott as its new director and chief executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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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