Difference Between Chairman and CEO

CEO (Chief Executive Officer):

• A Chief Executive officer or CEO is the top important person in a Company's hierarchy who is responsible for the company vision and essential strategies.
• The CEO is ultimately accountable to the board of directors for the company's performance.

Chairman:

• The Chairman of a company is the head of its board of directors.
• The board with the chairman at its head holds the highest level of decision-making authority for the company, above that of the CEO.
• Finally, the Chairman is the Superior of CEO.