Dictionary

C-suite en · NOUN

Etymology

From C in chief + suite.

Meanings

1. The group of officers of a business organization who have the word chief in their titles.
   • Near-synonym: CXO
   • THE customer is king. So some firms have started appointing chief customer officers (CCOs) to serve the king more attentively. These new additions to the (already crowded) C-suite are supposed to look at the business from the customer’s point of view. 2012 September 22, “Schumpeter: The magic of good service”, in The Economist:
2. Senior headquarters executives: the chiefs and their immediate subordinates.

Forms

Hyponyms

chief information officer · chief strategy officer · chief security officer · chief accounting officer · chief data officer · CXO · chief financial officer · chief compliance officer · chief audit officer · chief experience officer · chief executive officer · chief diversity officer · chief operating officer · chief risk officer · chief technology officer · chief behavioral officer · chief legal officer · chief customer officer · chief human resources officer · chief design officer · chief scientific officer · chief learning officer · chief marketing officer · chief information security officer

Synonyms

CXO · C-level

Translations (2)

ru топ-ме́неджмент (those with chief in their business titles) · pt diretor (those with chief in their business titles)