What do CEO, COO, CFO, CTO and CIO mean? What's the difference between them?

chief evecutive officer

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is the product of corporate governance reform and innovation in the United States in the 1960s. In a sense, its appearance represents the transition of some decision-making power from the original board of directors to the management.

In China, the concept of CEO first appeared in some network enterprises. There, the CEO is often self-appointed, and few people have studied what this title means to the enterprise. However, when the voice of "CEO" is getting louder and louder in China, we should realize that the change of the title of senior staff is not a trivial matter, and the establishment of CEO position should not be just a fashion.

CFO (Chief Financial Officer) refers to the chief financial officer or chief financial officer of a company. CFO is one of the most important and valuable senior management positions in modern companies, and it is the soul that holds the nervous system (financial information) and blood system (cash resources) of enterprises.

To be a successful CFO requires rich financial theoretical knowledge and practical experience. The interaction between enterprise wealth management and financial market, project evaluation, risk management, product research and development, strategic planning, identification and establishment of enterprise core competitiveness, and insight into the impact of information technology and e-commerce on enterprises naturally belong to CFO's responsibilities.

In the operation of large companies, CFO is a role between financial market operation and internal financial management of the company. Most people who are CFO have many years of experience in financial markets. In the United States, a good CFO is usually a successful fund manager on Wall Street.

chief operating officer

Chief Operating Officer The chief operating officer is mainly responsible for the daily operation of the company and assists the CEO. Generally speaking, the chief operating officer is responsible for the construction of the company's functional management organization system on behalf of the CEO and handles the company's daily functional affairs. If the company does not have the post of president, the chief operating officer should also assume the function of comprehensive management, be in charge of enterprise marketing and comprehensive business development, be responsible for formulating the company's overall sales strategy and policy, organize production and operation, assist the CEO in formulating the company's business development plan, and assess the company's operating performance.

And:

Chief brand officer CBO chief brand officer

chief cultural officer

Development director CDO chief development officer

Chief executive officer chief executive officer

CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Chief human resources officer, personnel director

Chief information officer

Chief knowledge officer CKO chief knowledge officer

Chief marketing officer CMO chief marketing officer

CNO chief negotiator

Chief operating officer