the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
"The new CEO will oversee all daily operations and report directly to the board of directors."
Initialism of chief executive officer.
"The document lists both ceo and CEO as acceptable variations for the title."
Alternative letter-case form of CEO
In plain English: A CEO is the top boss of a company who makes all the big decisions and leads everyone else.
"The new CEO announced that the company would be expanding to three more countries next year."
To serve as the chief executive officer (CEO) of an organization or company.
"Sarah was promoted to CEO last month and will now lead the entire corporation."
In plain English: To CEO something means to act as if you are running it, even though you don't have any official authority over it.
"The company CEOed its way through the crisis by making quick decisions and listening to employees."