preside

【原文】
McDonald’s Corp. MCD -0.70% Chief Executive Don Thompson, presiding over his first annual shareholders meeting since taking the helm of the fast-food chain last summer, wasn’t clowning around on Thursday when he defended the company’s efforts to market to children.

【単語の意味(日本語)】
議長を務める;統括する;(会社などで)最高の地位を占める