🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

presidente executivo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾe.ziˈdẽ.tʃi e.ze.kuˈtʃi.vu/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Executive Chairman/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tɪv ˈtʃɛə.mən/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O presidente executivo conduziu a reunião com os acionistas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of the board of directors who also holds an active executive management role within the company, combining governance oversight with operational leadership.

    "The executive chairman led the company's long-term strategic expansion while delegating daily operations to the chief executive officer."
  2. 2

    A senior corporate officer who presides over board meetings and retains executive authority, often during a transition phase or following a founder's departure from the CEO role.

    "After stepping down as CEO, he assumed the position of executive chairman to mentor the new leadership team."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'executive' (from Late Latin executivus, meaning 'effective or performing', originating in the 16th century) and 'chairman' (referring to the presiding officer of a meeting, established in the 17th century). The compound title emerged in modern corporate governance to designate a board chairman who also holds internal executive responsibilities.

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🇫🇷French → English

président-directeur général

Transliteration: /pʁe.zi.dɑ̃ di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal/

"Le président-directeur général a annoncé les nouveaux résultats financiers."

🇩🇪German → English

geschäftsführender Vorsitzender

Transliteration: /ɡəˈʃɛftsfʏhʁəndɐ ˈfɔʁzɪt͡sɐndɐ/

"Der geschäftsführende Vorsitzende leitete die wichtige Aufsichtsratssitzung."

🇮🇹Italian → English

presidente esecutivo

Transliteration: /pre.ziˈdɛn.te e.ze.kuˈti.vo/

"Il presidente esecutivo ha supervisionato la fusione strategica."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

presidente ejecutivo

Transliteration: /pɾe.siˈðen.te e.xe.kuˈti.βo/

"El presidente ejecutivo presentó la nueva visión de la empresa."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

presidente executivo

Transliteration: /pɾe.ziˈdẽ.tʃi e.ze.kuˈtʃi.vu/

"O presidente executivo conduziu a reunião com os acionistas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष

Transliteration: Karyakari adhyaksh

"कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष ने कंपनी की आगामी योजनाओं की घोषणा की।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

执行董事长

Transliteration: zhíxíng dǒngshìzhǎng

"执行董事长负责监督公司的整体发展战略。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

대표이사 회장

Transliteration: daepyo-isa hoejang

"대표이사 회장은 그룹의 신사업 확장을 주도했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

代表取締役会長

Transliteration: daihyō torishimariyaku kaichō

"代表取締役会長が新しい経営方針を発表しました。"

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