But for all the change the new chairmen represent, it is not clear that industry will accomplish its goals.

The chairman of the county council chaired its meetings and also represented it in a ceremonial manner, in a similar fashion to the mayor of a borough.

The Fed's chairman, Alan Greenspan, represents the New York district.

The local chairman also represented the municipality at the county level.

The chairman of the Democratic Party Albert Ho represented the pan-democracy camp to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election.

The chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly represented the state which followed the Soviet practice.

The chairman assigned ministers, and was responsible for governing the country and represented Georgia in foreign relations.

Until last year, the chairman of the Salomon Smith Barney securities unit of Citigroup represented the industry on the board.

The chairman represented the Association at Anne's funeral.

The incumbent chairman of the supervisory board Marc-Antoine de Dietrich represents the 11th consecutive generation at the helm of the company.