Top manager

A top manager (alternatively known as a upper manager, c-level executive, is a manager at or near the upper levels of the organizational structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization.

Definitions

According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),

Top manager. A manager at or near the upper levels of the organizational structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization.

According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),

Upper managers. The highest leadership posts of an enterprise. Applied to a corporation, upper management includes the president (chief executive officer) plus the corporate vice presidents; applied to an autonomous division, upper management includes the general manager and the directly subordinate managers.