CEO

CEO stands for Chief Executive Office, also called Executive Director or General Manager. The CEO of a company is the person most responsible for its operation and in particular for its management and direction at the administrative level. He is focused on strategy, i.e. on the medium and long term

His functions include:

  • Defining the company's strategy
  • Communication and information to investors

Depending on the size of the company, there may be a CEO and a General Manager, who will be more involved in the day-to-day running of the company. In any case, the CEO will have in his team managers of the different departments of the company, such as the DMO (chief marketing officer), DPO (chief operating officer), CFO (chief financial officer), etc.

Related terms
CCO | CDO | CFO | CIO | CMO | COO | CTO