BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Executive
- an employee in a position of senior responsibility in an organization. An executive is involved in planning, strategy, policy making, and line management. The term executive can also be used as an alternative to manager, consultant, executive officer, or agent.
Wiktionary Definition for: Executive
- #Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect
- #A title of a chief officer or administrator
Additional Resources
- The Art of the Executive Summary
- The Art of the Executive SummaryThis is really a great materialHow true and thank you very much! It reinforced my knowledge of creating executive summaries.ThanksI have seen executive summaries which often require seperate summaries themselves. This article is an excellent piece of practical tips to be kept in mind...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Neufeld takes on Early Show.(Top of the Week)(Victor Neufeld becomes executive producer of CBS News' 'The Early Show')(Brief Article)
- Victor Neufeld, former executive producer of ABC's 20/20 and most recently senior executive producer of ABC's newsmagazines, is joining CBS News' The Early Show as executive producer, working under Michael Bass, senior executive producer of the lea Victor Neufeld, former executive producer of ABC's...
- Research articles 2003-08-25
- China Telecom appoints Zhang Chenshuang as new executive vice president.(TOP NEWS)
- China Telecom has appointed Zhang Chenshuang as its new executive director and executive vice president. Mr. Zhang Chenshuang was previously executive director and president of China Mobile. China Telecom said that ex-executive vice president Huang W China Telecom has appointed Zhang Chenshuang as its new executive...
- Research articles 2007-08-01
- Make Executive Sessions More Than Just Gripe Sessions
- Ever since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the accompanying new rules from the major stock exchanges, boards of directors of publicly held companies have had to have a majority of independent directors. And many more today also have lead directors, even at companies where the CEO is also chairman...
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Chase Hires New Retail Branch Executive and Gives New Responsibilities to Head of E-business
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 13, 2003 JPMorgan Chase Bank Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced the hiring of C. Mack as executive vice president and Retail Branch Executive and new responsibilities for Yawar Shah, executive vice president and E-Business Executive. In an internal announcement, Harold Pote, executive vice...
- Research articles 2003-01-13
- Merck Executive Pay: $36 million, Use of Private Jet, Cash Bonuses Despite Failures
- The top five executives at Merck took home $36 million in compensation last year. All received cash bonuses of between $563,767 and $2.2 million even though two of them had "below-target performance," according to a Merck filing with the SEC. They also got to use the corporate jet, and so...
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- The Art of the Executive Summary
- If your sales process involves proposals, your sales crutch on your ability to write a winning executive summary. If it's lame, the proposal goes unread; if it's hot, readers will be thinking "YES!" before they get to the end of the page. Here's exactly how to write an executive...
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- Nortel dissolves office of chief executive. (Business).
- TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it has dissolved the "office of chief executive" comprising current chief executive Frank Dunn, former CEO John Roth and board executive chairman Lynton Wilson, as Roth ... TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it has dissolved the "office of chief executive" comprising current...
- Research articles 2002-03-11
- Friedman returns to 'World News.' (ABC News Inc.'s Paul Friedman becomes program's executive producer again)(Brief Article)
- More changes at ABC News last week. Executive VP Paul Friedman will move back to executive producer of ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, a post he held in 1988-93. He'll retain his executive VP title as well. Friedman, who was passed over ...
- Research articles 1997-03-31
- Sonic Solutions Announces Executive Changes; Bob Doris to Become Non-executive Chairman; Dave Habiger to Become Chief Executive Officer
- NOVATO, Calif. -- Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that Bob Doris, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sonic Solutions, will become non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors. Dave Habiger, currently president and chief operating officer, will become president and chief executive officer. In related moves, Mary Sauer,...
- Research articles 2005-09-26
- Weiswasser to run Disney telco venture: ABC executive to lead telco programer.(Steve Weiswasser, Americast)(Brief Article)
- ABC executive to lead telco programer The search for an executive to run Disney's venture with the telcos is over, and the winner is Steve Weiswasser. He has been named chief executive officer of Americast, the joint venture between The...
- Research articles 1995-10-02
- Warner Home Video realigns executive suite: Horak now in charge of three regions.(Studios)
- Warner Home Video has reorganized its executive ranks and created a division designed to seek out new global business opportunities. Mark Horak, now executive VP of worldwide marketing will shift to executive VP and general manager for Canada, Warner...
- Research articles 2004-02-02
- John F. Cooke.(appointed executive director of Screen Actors Guild)(Brief Article)
- LOS ANGELES - Former Disney Channel executive John F. Cooke was selected last week as chief executive officer and national executive director of the Screen Actors Guild. The cable veteran took the helm as the actors' union was racing to craft...
- Research articles 2001-07-02
- New editorial team at B&C: WSJ vet Robichaux, Bednarski named executive editors.(Broadcasting and Cable Inc., Mark Robichaux, executive editor of news, P.J. Bednarski, executive editor of features and special reports )(Brief Article)
- BROADCASTING & CABLE has named Mark Robichaux executive editor of news effective April 7, when B&C's Editor P.J. Bednarski becomes executive editor of features and special reports. "The appointment of these two highly accomplished BROADCASTING & CABLE has named...
- Research articles 2004-03-29
- Schuster named to council.(Gordon Schuster, 2001 Executive Council of New York Life Insurance Co.)(Brief Article)
- Gordon Schuster has been named a member of the 2001 Executive Council of New York Life Insurance Co. Oct. 2, announced by Sy Sternberg, New York Life's chairman, president and chief executive officer. Members of the executive council are among the mo Gordon Schuster has been...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Clorox Names Larry Peiros Executive VP and COO - Clorox North America, Beth Springer Executive VP - Strategy and Growth and Frank Tataseo Executive VP - Functional Operations
- OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) today announced the following executive changes. Lawrence S. "Larry" Peiros has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer - Clorox North America. Beth Springer has been named executive vice president - strategy and growth. Frank A. Tataseo has been named executive...
- Research articles 2007-01-05
- Valeant Executive Pay Doubles to $19.7 Million Despite Quadrupling of Company's Losses
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals saw its revenues decline, its net loss quadruple, and its cash sink by $109 million in 2008. But the compensation of its top executives doubled, to $19.7 million in 2008 from $8.6 million in 2007. Half of that, $9.7 million, went to CEO J. Michael...
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Virginia Port Authority Selects Boyden to Partner in Search for New Executive Director; Top Global Search Firm to Provide Seamless Transition for Retiring VPA Head; New Executive Director Will Continue to Expand One of Nation's Top Ports
- WASHINGTON -- The Virginia Port Authority VPA has announced that Boyden global executive search has been retained to assist in selecting a new Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director. The new port Executive Director will replace J. Robert Bray, who will retire at the end of 2007. The VPA just...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Meyer named interim executive director at Port of Tacoma
- TACOMA, Wash.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 7, 1997--Donald G. Meyer, deputy executive director of the Port of Tacoma since 1992, was named interim executive director by the Port Commission on Jan. 2. Meyer will serve as interim executive director until a new executive director is selected by the commission. ...
- Research articles 1997-01-07
- IBM Executive Gave Inside Information about IBM, Sun, AMD: Investigators
- According to court documents, Robert Moffat, head of IBM?s hardware business, gave inside information to a New York hedge fund manager and friend about IBM?s own finances as well as about AMD and Sun. Wiretaps were a key tool in bringing the case together, according to court records. Moffat, a...
- News items 2009-10-19
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