The phrase "a key decision maker" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an individual who has significant authority and influence in making important decisions within an organization or context.
Example: "In our company, the CEO is the key decision maker for all major strategic initiatives."
Alternatives: "a primary decision maker" or "a crucial decision maker."
Going straight to a key decision maker to negotiate often makes good sense.
Well-prepared teams plan for the possibility that a key decision maker or expert might for some reason be prohibited from attending a session.
Going straight to a key decision maker often makes sense, but in many cases a multifront campaign is the only way.
"I like to have a key decision maker up front supported by two very quick strikers – I like to give them a lot of freedom, and not turn them into defenders".
As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Mr. Geithner was a key decision maker last September when the government let Lehman Brothers fail and then, two days later, bailed out the insurer American International Group for $85 billion.
Rao said he doesn't necessarily want to take humans out of the decision making process, and he understand that no matter how much data a company has, a key decision maker can always ignore it, but he wants to give companies to the tools to make more data-driven decisions and the rest is up to them.
This might be because the husband is a key decision makers in household matters in Ethiopia.
"He's hugely influential for us, a key decision-maker, and we'll give him as long as possible".
Before long, however, he made Mr. Sharon a key decision-maker in his government, and finally foreign minister.
There will, of course, always need to be a key decision-maker in any organisation: somebody who can take on board opinions from key people within the business yet still has the ability to make big decisions themselves.
7.(S/NF) Prime Minister Dr. al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi has been described as having limited influence with Muammar al-Qadhafi, though he is a key decision-maker within the regime.
