executive officer
the officer second in command of a military or naval organization.
an officer charged with executive duties, as in a corporation.
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He is founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, a digital payments company.
SpaceX announces first “free flyer” human spaceflight | Eric Berger | February 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaFor decades, chief executive officers studiously avoided wading into controversial issues of the day.
As Americans Crave Stability After Capitol Attack, CEOs Step Into the Leadership Void | Eben Shapiro | January 17, 2021 | TimePrecor will operate as a business unit of Peloton and Precor President Rob Barker will become chief executive officer of this division.
Still, Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of Google’s cloud unit, has pushed to service the energy industry.
Google’s Aramco deal risks irking staff over oil, Saudi politics | Verne Kopytoff | December 21, 2020 | FortuneHobson, co-chief executive officer of Ariel Investments, replaces Myron Ullman, who’s retiring.
Starbucks names Mellody Hobson as board chair in push to diversify company leadership | Rachel King | December 9, 2020 | Fortune
AJAM chief executive officer Ehab Al Shihabi struck a defiant note.
“Olivier has done great work at Theory,” Andrew Rosen, the brand's chief executive officer, told WWD.
Andrej Pejic Cast In Sophia Coppola's ‘The Little Mermaid’; Kendall Jenner Lands Givenchy Campaign | The Fashion Beast Team | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of my close friends was the company executive officer for the unit at Zerok.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night | Nathan Bradley Bethea | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHenry Ford, founder, chief executive officer, and dictator of the Ford Motor Company, unilaterally raised—doubled!
Henry Ford Understood That Raising Wages Would Bring Him More Profit | Daniel Gross | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the deal to buy Heinz closed in February, 3G installed a new chief executive officer: Bernardo Hees.
McDonald’s Ditches Heinz To Keep Burger King Out of Its Business | Daniel Gross | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA constitution was produced in which the chief executive officer was to be called the First Consul, with enormous powers.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsA cannon shot took off the leg of the executive officer, and he died a few days later.
The Hero of Manila | Rossiter JohnsonThe gunner, under direction of the executive officer, will dismount all guns, and strike them into the hold.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 | VariousAt last all is ready, and the division officers report to the executive officer, who in turn reports to the Captain.
Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 | VariousThis indicated that the late second lieutenant of the Vernon had been appointed executive officer of the Bronx.
Stand By The Union | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for executive officer
the second-in-command of any of certain military units: Abbreviation: (US) XO
a specialist seaman officer, responsible under the captain for the routine efficient running of the ship in the US, British (formerly), and certain other navies
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