Template:Wd-ceo/doc

Shows the current CEO of a company, using data from wikidata.

Usage

{{wd-ceo}} → Kevin Murphy (CEO) 

Normal usage is to use {{wd-ceo}} in the infobox:

{{Infobox company
| key_people = {{ubl|{{wd-chairperson}}|{{wd-ceo}}}}
}}

You can specify the wikidata entry, but you shouldn't need to: {{wd-ceo|entity=Q624682}}

Changing the CEO

When using this template, you can change the CEO on Wikidata:

• Click the edit pencil to go to Wikidata
• Remove the old CEO by setting an "end time" qualifier ("edit" their entry in the CEO section, and click "add qualifier").
  • If you don't know when they stopped being CEO, click the three boxes (to the left of the text input) and set "unknown value".
• Add the new CEO by clicking "add value" at the bottom of the "chief executive officer" section.
  • Type the name of the new CEO.
  • If they're not listed, you might need to "create new item" to add a new wikidata item for them
  • Don't forget to add a "start time" for them, if possible.

Doesn't fit?

For unusual situations (eg: there's a CEO delegate, or acting CEO), you could:

Add extra text

Setting "end time" on the wikidata entry will cause {{wd-ceo}} to display nothing.

You could then add additional text to the infobox as a replacement:

ie:

{{ubl|{{wd-chairperson}}|{{wd-ceo}}|[[Rick Astley]] (CEO-delegate)}}

or:

{{ubl|{{wd-chairperson}}|{{wd-ceo}}|[[Rick Astley]] (CEO-delegate){{Update after|1999|12|31}}}}

Replace the template with text

Wikipedia should be correct, so make it correct and don't feel bad:

ie:

{{ubl|{{wd-chairperson}}|[[Rick Astley]] (CEO-delegate)}}

If possible, set "end time" on the wikidata entry anyway (as this will help other wikidata users, such as wikipedia in other languages)

I tagged an executive chairman like this: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6108019#P488

Why bother?

• Corrections show up on other-language wikis: here is an example of the data being used on the French wikipeida.
• Using start date and end date means we start to record a history of changes over time

See also

• {{Infobox company}}
• {{wd-chairperson}}