chairman
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Netflix’s co-founder Reed Hastings is leaving his co-CEO role and will stay on as executive chairman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The co-founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, is leaving the company, stepping down as chairman of the streaming platform that he set up nearly thirty years ago.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Two years later, John C. Doerfer, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, likewise bowed out when it was revealed he had vacationed on the yacht of a wealthy friend.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
The company’s chairman and chief executive officer, CC Wei, made it clear this growth was not at the expense of sacrificing profitability either.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The Reverend Theodore Parker, who when a boy bought a Latin dictionary with the first money he ever earned, was chairman of the Executive Committee of the Boston Vigilance Committee.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Vocabulary lists containing chairman
The Legislative Branch, Sections 4–6
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