How to become a Managing Director or Chief Executive
Official title: Managing Directors and Chief Executives
With the support of other managers and under the direction of a board or council, sets the policies, plans and rules of a business or organisation and plans, directs, coordinates and oversees its activities. University and college presidents, heads of large hospitals and branch heads are also included.
Main tasks
- Oversee all aspects of the business or organisation
- Review operations and performance to make sure objectives and policies are met, and report to the board or council
- Decide the objectives, policies and programmes of the business or organisation
- Approve the allocation of resources such as materials, staff and funds to carry out policies and programmes
- Control budgets and spending and make sure resources are used efficiently
- Consult department managers and make decisions based on their advice and reports
- Represent the business or organisation in dealings with outside parties
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$2,765,000 a year
- Demand for Managers jobs is projected at about 364,000 in 2024 and about 358,000 in 2030. (-1.6%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a Managing Director or Chief Executive earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$2,765,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Managing Director or Chief Executive a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -1.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Managing Director or Chief Executive?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026