BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Chair
- the most senior executive in an organization. The chair of an organization is responsible for running the annual meeting, and meetings of the board of directors. He or she may be a figurehead, appointed for prestige or power, and may have no role in the day-to-day running of the organization. Sometimes the roles of chair and chief executive are combined, and the chair then has more control over daily operations; sometimes the chair is a retired chief executive. In the United States, the person who performs this function is often called a president. Historically, the term chairman was more common. The terms chairwoman or chairperson are later developments, although chair is now the most generally acceptable. Chairman, however, remains in common use, especially in the corporate sector.
Wiktionary Definition for: Chair
- #an item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- #(''slang'') (''the chair'') the electric chair.
- #the seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
- #blocks that support and hold railroad track in position, and similar devices.
- #chairperson; a non-gender-specific form of chairman
- To act as chairperson. (''Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.'')
- flesh
Additional Resources
- Art and Engineering Construct a Self-Destructive Chair; The Robotic Chair The Robotic Chair.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 January 2008-Yale University: Art and Engineering Construct a Self-Destructive Chair; The Robotic Chair The Robotic ChairC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23012008 New Haven, Conn. -- A robotic chair designed to collapse and completely rebuild itself will give a...
- Research articles 2008-01-24
- Indiana University Creates Its First Philanthropy Chair.(Kirsten A. Gronbjerg)(Brief Article)
- Kirsten A. Gronbjerg was selected as the first scholar to hold the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The Efroymson Chair is the Center's first endowed chair and one of only a small number of endowed Kirsten A. Gronbjerg...
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- Life policies endow GSU Chair. (Kenneth Black Jr. Chair of Insurance at Georgia State University)
- Life Policies Endow GSU Chair ATLANTA--Thirty-eight life insurance policies with face amounts totaling more than $2 million helped fund the Kenneth Black Jr. Chair of Insurance established recently at Georgia State University. An additional $250,0Life Policies Endow GSU Chair ...
- Research articles 1989-03-06
- The Chair That Can Tell if You're Playing Hooky
- If you're like a number of my friends, you offset your occasional late arrival in the office or lengthy lunch by sending an e-mail or two from your BlackBerry or laptop. If you're really clever, you can make it look like you're actually at your desk by...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Delta Air Chair offers uplifting experience; Delta and Kurt Manufacturing introduce revolutionary new airline carry on chair focused on passenger safety, accessibility and comfort.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2000-DELTA AIR LINES: Delta Air Chair offers uplifting experience; Delta and Kurt Manufacturing introduce revolutionary new airline carry on chair focused on passenger safety, accessibility and comfort C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15062000 ATLANTA -- Delta...
- Research articles 2000-06-22
- Dairy Farmers Of Ontario Re-Elect Chair, Vice Chair.
- WINNIPEG, MB, Jan 16, 2004 Resource News International via COMTEX Gordon Coukell was re-elected Chair and Bruce Saunders was re-elected Vice-Chair at a special meeting of Dairy Farmers of Ontario DFO held Friday. Coukell has been Chair since January 2001. He had...
- Research articles 2004-01-16
- Dairy Farmers of Ontario Chair and Vice-Chair Elected.
- MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, Jan 14, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Bruce Saunders was elected Chair and Bill Emmott was elected Vice-Chair at a meeting of Dairy Farmers of Ontario DFO held today. Mr. Saunders replaces Gordon Coukell who served as Chair since 2001. Mr....
- Research articles 2005-01-14
- Dairy Farmers of Ontario Chair and Vice-Chair Re-Elected.
- MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, Jan 13, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Bruce Saunders was re-elected Chair and Bill Emmott was re-elected Vice-Chair at a meeting of Dairy Farmers of Ontario DFO held today. Mr. Saunders has been Chair since January 2005. He served as Vice-Chair since...
- Research articles 2006-01-13
- My Kingdom for a Chair
- I've decided that pain can't possibly be good for productivity. How did I arrive at this shocking conclusion, you ask? Simple. My back is killing me and it's making it really hard for me to sit at my desk and work -- a prerequisite for productivity when...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- MITY Enterprises, Inc. Introduces New Chair Lines
- MITY Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: MITY), designer, manufacturer, and marketer of institutional furniture, announced that Mity-Lite, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has introduced the SwiftSet® CourtsideTM flip seat folding chair, and the SwiftSet® HDTM high density stacking chair lines. Both chair lines may be pre-ordered now for May delivery. The...
- Research articles 2006-03-30
- Sands Chair - Marvin Sands Endowed Department Chair, University of California, Davis - Brief Article
- * The Marvin Sands Endowed Department Chair has been created at U.C., Davis in honor of the late Marvin Sands. He was the late chairman of Constellation Brands formerly Canandaigua Brands in New York State. The chair, with an endowment of $466,000 will be held by Dr. James A. Wolpert,...
- Research articles 2000-12-01
- The Pennsylvania State University Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction.
- The College of Engineering at Penn State University seeks candidates for the Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction. This Chair provides an opportunity for a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Archite The College of Engineering at Penn State University...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Dreamtime La-Z-Boy wins patent. (for #554 reclining chair; name changed to La-Z-Boy Inc.)(Brief Article)
- MONROE, Mich.-- A design patent has been granted to La-Z-Boy Chair Co. for its #554 "Dreamtime" reclining chair. MONROE, Mich.-- A design patent has been granted to La-Z-Boy Chair Co. for its #554 "Dreamtime" reclining chair.
- Research articles 1996-08-05
- Newsclips.(Jane Austin is elected as chair of the Plastics Industry Inc)
- SPI elects Austin its first female chair WASHINGTON - Jane Austin, global business director for DuPont Co.'s chloroelastomers business, was elected chair of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. for 2006, becoming the first woman to head the n SPI elects Austin...
- Research articles 2006-01-30
- CEA Elects Mitek's Ivey as New Chair, Makes History by Electing First Retailer to Executive Board; Pat Lavelle of Audiovox Elected Vice Chair, Jerry Kalov Re-Elected Industry Advisor
- ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association CEA today announced that Mitek Corp. Chairman and CEO Loyd Ivey has been elected chair of CEA's Executive Board and Audiovox Electronics Corp. President and CEO Patrick Lavelle has been elected vice chair. CEA members also elected John Flanner, president of Flanner's Audio...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- UCLA Law Professor Lynn Stout Named to Paul Hastings Chair in Corporate and Securities Law
- LOS ANGELES -- UCLA School of Law has appointed Professor Lynn Stout to the Paul Hastings Endowed Chair in Corporate and Securities Law. The Paul Hastings Chair was created in December 2005 through the generosity of the international law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. It is the first...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- UCLA School of Law Receives $1 Million Pledge from Paul Hastings for its First Endowed Law Firm Chair; First Law Firm Chair in City of Los Angeles
- LOS ANGELES -- UCLA School of Law has received a pledge of $1 million from international law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Paul Hastings to establish the Paul Hastings Endowed Chair in Corporate and Securities Law. This is the first endowed chair UCLA Law has received from a...
- Research articles 2005-12-05
- chair's corner
- I recently spoke with a past chair of the AICPA Board of Directors who expressed amazement at the amount of time the chair is now required to spend on AICPA activities. As we compared his experience with those of more recent AICPA chairs, one glaring diffI recently spoke with a...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- HHS Secretary Thompson Elected as Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson was elected today as Chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In accepting his position of chair, Secretary Thompson saiWASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of...
- Research articles 2003-01-31
- Endowed chair for native studies.(Around Indian Country)(Brief Article)
- ENDOWED CHAIR FOR NATIVE STUDIES --The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have donated $1.5 million to Sonoma State University SSU to establish an endowed chair in Native American Studies. "An endowed chair is a prestigious position that attracts nationally recognized scholars," said Eduardo Ochoa, SSU provost...
- Research articles 2004-02-20
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