Sentence examples for executive failed from inspiring English sources

Colin Graves, the chief executive, failed to confirm Reeve's tale.

Crucially, the Labour-led Scottish Executive failed to back the plan and the attempt stalled.

As the trades grew more disastrous in 2012, the chief executive failed to rein in the risk, the report found.

Mr. Roberts, the Comcast chief executive, failed in 2004 with a hostile takeover bid for the Walt Disney Company.

Ian Read, Pfizer's chief executive, failed to reassure them with vague promises to keep research and development jobs in the country and retain manufacturing facilities.

"Not since J. Pierrepont Finch in 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' has an executive failed upwards in so obvious a fashion," marveled one TV writer.

Or a new chief executive fails to bring about a merger or reorganization.

Of course, it's galling when a chief executive fails and is still handsomely rewarded.

How could an experienced pharmaceutical executive fail at selling his company's technology?

An economic package aimed at helping business in Northern Ireland may be withdrawn if the executive fails to make progress on a shared future.

He warned that should the executive fail to agree welfare reform and therefore break with GB parity there was a "potential £4bn" shortfall for Northern Ireland's budget.