CEO

Or C.E.O.

abbreviation

1. chief executive officer: the head of an organization, company, etc.

CEO

abbreviation

1. chief executive officer

Word History and Origins

Origin of CEO¹

First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian

Example Sentences

Maceri, the CEO, said those seven beds belonged to the county’s Department of Health Services, which placed people in them, not LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times

Drew Benvie, Founder and CEO of social media consultancy Battenhall, believes that eventually all social media platforms will charge for storage.

From BBC

The CEOs of Alphabet, Meta and X all sat in the front row for his inauguration, signalling a shift in relations between the Republican Party and the tech sector.

From BBC

Annear, an amputee who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with the sort of fighting spirit that first attracted Gibson, became CEO and director of the foundation.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's well beyond technology," he said, describing him as "sort of CEO of everything".

From BBC

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