From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChief ExecutiveˌChief Exˈecutive noun → the Chief Executive
Examples from the Corpus
Chief Executive• The Chief Executive will usually be invited to meet a Minister of the Department to discuss the report.From Longman Business Dictionarychief executiveˌchief exˈecutiveJOB1the person who has the highest position in a company or other organization and who makes all the important decisions about how it is runThe corporation’s new chairman and chief executive says that he intends to create three completely separate divisions.2JOB the Chief Executive American English the President of the United States → executive 