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A chiefexecutive officer (CEO) or chiefexecutive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency.
The term "ChiefExecutive" is also sometimes used to refer to the politician who is the active ruler of a nation, in circumstances where the titles are not clear.
For example, in Israel the Prime Minister of Israel is the nation's chiefexecutive, while the President of Israel is not.
The chiefexecutive is appointed by the People's Republic of China's central government after selection by an election committee, whose members are nominated by corporate bodies.
The chiefexecutive appears before a cabinet, the Executive Council, of between 7 and 11 members.
Edmund Ho, a community leader and banker, is the first China-appointed chiefexecutive of the Macau SAR, having replaced General de Rocha Vieira on December 20, 1999.