CEO

[CEO]

The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

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Noun
the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)


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Usage Examples

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

My dad was an engineer, and he became the CEO of Chevron. His was an engineer's mind-set: Everything's kind of a problem how do you approach the problem?

You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that.

Misspelled Form

CEO, CEO, EO, CEO, CEO, CO, CEO, CEO, CE, CEO.

Other Usage Examples

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically they grow exponentially.

I became CEO at the beginning of the hit on old economy stocks. When something like that occurs in your first six months as a CEO of a more traditional branded firm, it makes for a fast learning curve.

I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes, which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company.

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