What element is used to represent the Chief Marketing Officer in this diagram?

Consider the following diagram:

What element is used to represent the Chief Marketing Officer in this diagram?
A . Role
B . Actor
C . Business Actor
D . Stakeholder

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Answer: C

Explanation:

Based on the ArchiMate 3 documents or objectives, a business actor represents a business entity that is capable of performing behavior. A business actor is a business entity as opposed to a technical entity; i.e., it belongs to the Business Layer. The notation for a business actor is a circle with a stick figure inside it. The Chief Marketing Officer in this diagram is a business actor that performs the behavior assigned to the Marketing Manager role.

References: ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification, Chapter 8 Business Layer, Section 8.2 Active Structure Elements 1; ArchiMate Example: Business Actor – Visual Paradigm Community Circle 2.