noun
Formal Japanese title for the highest-ranking executive in a company, equivalent to CEO. Often used in corporate documents and news.
彼は来月から経営最高責任者に就任する。
He will assume the position of CEO next month.
経営最高責任者として、会社の戦略を決定する責任がある。
As CEO, you are responsible for determining the company's strategy.
A more common Japanese term for CEO, literally 'chief executive officer'. 経営最高責任者 is a less frequent variant with the same meaning.
Representative director, a legally defined role in Japanese corporate law. Often held by the CEO but not identical; 経営最高責任者 is a functional title rather than a legal one.
Compound of 経営 (management), 最高 (highest), and 責任者 (person responsible). A direct translation of the English 'chief executive officer'.