BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Chairman
- see Chair
Wiktionary Definition for: Chairman
- #The elected head of a corporate or governmental board of directors.
- #A seat is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a professorship at a college or university, or the individual that presides over business proceedings.
Additional Resources
- What Makes an Outstanding Chairman
- The Find: Executives have been much criticized lately, but one British firm has set out to find not the failures at the top but the successes, outlining what makes an exceptional chairman and revealing who's made the grade in the UK. The Source: A survey by UK...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- It's Open Season for Chairman, CEO Hunt
- To lose one member of the C-suite may be a misfortune but to lose two looks like carelessness. Yet ITV has done it, simultaneously losing both chairman and chief executive. It should be a reminder to other companies of the importance of succession planning. Michael Grade has...
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Archie Norman to be new ITV chairman
- ITV will on Wednesday name Archie Norman, the former chief executive of Asda, as its new chairman, according to two people familiar with the situation.The appointment of Mr Norman, 55, a former Tory MP, will bring to an end an embarrassing seven-month succession process for the broadcaster as it...
- News items 2009-11-17
- Mervyn King: A Combative Chairman
- Does a chairman lose his authority if his board votes against him? Bank of England governor Mervyn King may be asking that after fellow members of the monetary policy committee blocked his bid to increase the quantitative easing programme by £75bn. In a public company, opposition to the chairman might...
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- Circuit City's Sharp elected NRF chairman.(Richard L. Sharp, National Retail Federation)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation has elected Richard L. Sharp, chairman, Circuit City Stores Inc., as chairman of the NRF board of directors. Sharp, who was the NRF's first vice chairman and chairman of the federation's fina ...
- Research articles 2000-09-18
- Nasdaq CEO Simmons hosts Treasury Secretary O'Neill, SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, NYSE Chairman Grasso, and others at Market Close; Amex Chairman Sodano, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Oxley, and Congresswoman Sue Kelly welcome back Equity Marke
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 September 2001-NASDAQ: Nasdaq CEO Simmons hosts Treasury Secretary O'Neill, SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, NYSE Chairman Grasso, and others at Market Close; Amex Chairman Sodano, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Oxley, and Congresswoman Sue Kelly welcome back Equity Markets C1994-2001 M2...
- Research articles 2001-09-18
- Chairman for 'help'.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
- CHAIRMAN FOR 'HELP'--A key Senate committee for anti-poverty programs may get a new chairman in 2005, even if Republicans keep control of the Senate, advocates say. Under one scenario, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) would step down as chairman of the Heal CHAIRMAN FOR 'HELP'--A key...
- Research articles 2004-08-16
- Taylor elected AIA chairman. (Wilson H. Taylor, American Insurance Association)
- TAYLOR ELECTED AIA CHAIRMAN Wilson H. Taylor, president and CEO of Cigna Corp., has been elected chairman of the American Insurance Association. Robert J. Vairo, president and CEO of Crum & Forster Inc., was voted chairman-elect. Mr. Taylor suTAYLOR ELECTED AIA CHAIRMAN...
- Research articles 1989-01-16
- Snyder elected chairman of NAII. (William B. Snyder, National Association of Independent Insurers, NAII Convention Report)
- Snyder Elected Chairman Of NAII William B. Snyder, chairman and chief executive officer of Government Employees Insurance Co., Washington, D.C., was elected chairman of the National Association of Independent Insurers at its 44th annual meeting in SSnyder Elected Chairman Of NAII ...
- Research articles 1989-11-13
- Micron CEO Steven Appleton Elected SIA Chairman; Brian Halla of National Semiconductor Elected Vice Chairman
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The board of directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association SIA today elected Steven R. Appleton, chairman, president and CEO of Micron Technologies, Inc., as its 2005 board chairman. Appleton succeeds Wilfred J. Corrigan, chairman and CEO of LSI Logic Corporation. Brian L. Halla, chairman, president and...
- Research articles 2004-11-03
- FDIC swears in new chairman
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation inducted Sheila Bair as its 19th chairman. Vice Chairman Martin Gruenberg served as acting chairman since Donald Powell resigned on Nov. 15, 2005.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation inducted Sheila Bair as its 19th chairman. Vice Chairman Martin Gruenberg served as acting chairman since Donald Powell...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Atlanta Fed's chairman, vice chairman reappointed for 2005.
- David M. Ratcliffe, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Southern Co., has been reappointed chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's board of directors. Larkin Martin, managing partner of Martin Farm and vice president of The Albemarle Corp. in Courtland, Ala., has been reappointed...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- Office of the Press Secretary -- Text of a letter from the President to the Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations and to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Text of a letter from the President to the Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations and to the Chairman of the House Committee on Science and the Chairman of the...
- Research articles 2000-06-30
- Winters elected new chairman of ACLI. (Robert C. Winters, American Council of Life Insurance) (ACLI Conference Report)
- Winters Elected New Chairman Of ACLI HOUSTON--Robert C. Winters, chairman and CEO of Prudential, was elected chairman of the American Council of Life Insurance for the 1990-91 term. He succeeds John E. Fisher, general chairman and CEO of Nationwide Life Ins....
- Research articles 1990-11-19
- International Chamber of Commerce Elects New Chairman and Vice Chairman
- The International Chamber of Commerce ICC elected a new chairman and vice chairman during last week's ICC World Business Summit in Stockholm. Victor Fung, chairman of the Li & Fung Group of companies, will become the first ICC chairman from Hong Kong. American executive Rajat Kumar Gupta, senior...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Dofasco Inc. (People).(chairman John Mayberry named chairman of International Iron and Steel Institute)(Brief Article)
- John Mayberry, chairman and CEO of Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, has been elected chairman of the International Iron and Steel Institute IISI. Having acted as vice chairman for two years and as a director since 1992, Mayberry will serve as chairman until October 2003. Mayberry is...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Antonio Vazquez Becomes Chairman of the Board and Co-Chairman of Altadis Together with Jean Dominique Comolli
- PARIS & MADRID -- The Board of Altadis, meeting today, has appointed Antonio Vazquez chairman of the Board of Altadis and co-chairman of the Group, together with Jean-Dominique Comolli, co-chairman and chairman of the Executive Committee. Pablo Isla, until now the co-chairman of Altadis, is leaving the company to take...
- Research articles 2005-05-16
- NRF presents reconstituted board; Kathwari named first vice chairman.(People Today)(National Retail Federation appointed Arnold Zetcher, M. Farooq Kathwari and Paul Charron)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON D.C. -- The National Retail Federation NRF has elected new members to its board of directors. Arnold Zetcher, chairman, president and CEO, The Talbots, Inc., will continue as chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee, serving his second year of a two-year...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- AEM officers elected. has elected , Chairman Glen Tellock, vice chairman is Martin Richenhagen, Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO of Charles Machine Works is the second vice chairman
- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM has elected its officers for the 2008 year. These officers will set the guidelines and operating policies of the association and include Chairman Glen Tellock, president and CEO of Manitowoc Co. First vice chairman is Martin Richenhagen, chairman, president and COO of AGCO Corp....
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Rowland T. Moriarty Appointed Chairman of Charles River Associates' Board of Directors; Former Chairman Franklin M. Fisher Assumes Vice Chairman Post
- Business Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--July 19, 2002 Charles River Associates Incorporated (Nasdaq: CRAI), an internationally known leader in providing economic, financial and management consulting services, today announced that Dr. Rowland T. Moriarty has been appointed Chairman of CRA's board of directors. Moriarty, the former Vice Chairman, replaces Franklin M....
- Research articles 2002-07-19
