the top of the ladder

the highest level or position After thirty years with the company, he's near the top of the ladder.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Makana	-	Hawaiian
Scales	[skeilz]
Richmond	['ritʃmənd]
Leena	LE:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Luz	LOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Vidya	-	Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil