: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business

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Julie Butner, president and CEO of Tarrant Area Food Bank, said the organization has been able to maintain balanced supply and distribution through the local food purchase agreement. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025 After months of negotiations, Local 10’s E.R. Bert Medina, WPLG CEO and president, said on Thursday that ABC and WPLG, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, could not agree on an extended affiliation agreement. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 Speaking with Variety ahead of the weekend of screenings, CEO and Director of the European Film Academy Matthijs Wouter Knol recalled first hearing about the idea for the European Film Club upon taking the post in the organization in 2021. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025 But Binance has strong ties to the UAE. CEO Richard Teng, who succeeded co-founder Changpeng Zhao, was previously chief executive of the Abu Dhabi Financial Services Authority. Ryan Lawler, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 Focusing on Oil & Gas, Reversing on Renewables According to an exclusive report in Reuters, CEO Murray Auchincloss will tell investors the company is abandoning its target to grow renewable generation capacity 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Much of his issues came with Vince McMahon, who was long gone as WWE CEO and Chairman, with Nick Khan taking his place. Andrew Ravens‎, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 In January, Environmental Law and Policy Center CEO Howard Learner told the Tribune that NEVI funds are under more direct presidential control than, say, solar energy tax credits or EV tax credits. Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 Among those sending that message to National Archives staff was Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation. Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

chief executive officer

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of CEO was in 1914

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“CEO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CEO. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

: the executive with the chief decision-making power in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

Legal Definition

CEO

noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

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