executive officer
noun
: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel
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One analysis in 2023 found that white men account for 7 in 10 executive officers in the nation’s largest companies.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
The filing also details the adoption of an Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, which provides severance payments and benefits for executive officers in the event of a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a change in control.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Over the next 16 years, he was promoted through TBI's ranks, rising to an executive officer position then assistant director of the forensic sciences division.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2024
California’s basic fire insurance program is limited to coverage for farm structures and is prohibitively expensive, said Maureen McGuire, executive officer for the Farm Bureau of Ventura County.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
The filing also details the adoption of an Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, which provides severance payments and benefits for executive officers in the event of a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a change in control.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Over the next 16 years, he was promoted through TBI's ranks, rising to an executive officer position then assistant director of the forensic sciences division.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2024
California’s basic fire insurance program is limited to coverage for farm structures and is prohibitively expensive, said Maureen McGuire, executive officer for the Farm Bureau of Ventura County.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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