Both Uses
CEO
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- The CEO, Michael Reitman, stood on the staircase, speaking into a microphone.
p. 18.4CEO = Chief Executive Officer (corporate executive with the highest authority and responsibility)
- It read Michael Reitman, CEO.
p. 46.9 *
Definitions:
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(CEO as in: she is CEO) chief executive officer; corporate executive with the highest authority and responsibilityIn a large firm, there may be a president and/or chief operating officer (COO) beneath the CEO. In that instance, the CEO generally focuses on long-term strategy, while the president and/or COO focus on effective implementation of strategy.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, CEO can refer to someone's initials.