CEOs
Top company leaders
CEOs is the plural of CEO, chief executive officer—the highest-ranking executive in an organization, responsible for major decisions and overall operations.
The CEOs of several tech companies testified before Congress.
The term dominates corporate contexts but extends to nonprofits and other institutions with executive leadership structures.
Those with authority
- decision-makersThose with choosing power
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- chairmenLeaders of boards
presidents · directors · managers · C-suite · top brass · captains of industry · heads · principals
Corporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- quarterly earningsIncome reported every season
- fiscal responsibilityPrudent management of funds
- corporate governanceCompany direction and control
fiduciary duty · annual reports · stakeholders · mergers · acquisitions · IPOs · stock options · compensation packages
Fixed periodic employment payment
- bonusesAdded compensation beyond wages
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
- golden parachutesGenerous exit packages for executives
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
equity · perks · private jets · compensation packages · executive pay · incentives · benefits · wealth
- MaMillion years ago
- BuffettRenowned American investor
- GatesHereditary family identifier
- FinkMac software manager
Zuckerberg · Jobs · Sandberg · Whitman · Zhang · Branson · Walton · Koch
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- oustingForcible removal from position
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
whistleblower · investigation · lawsuit · fraud · bankruptcy · downfall · indictment · SEC
leaders
Those with authority
- decision-makersThose with choosing power
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- foundersThose who begin institutions
chairmen · presidents · directors · managers · C-suite · top brass · captains of industry · heads · principals · chiefs
boardroom
Corporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- quarterly earningsIncome reported every season
- fiscal responsibilityPrudent management of funds
corporate governance · fiduciary duty · annual reports · stakeholders · mergers · acquisitions · IPOs · stock options · compensation packages · golden parachutes
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
- bonusesAdded compensation beyond wages
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
- golden parachutesGenerous exit packages for executives
severance · equity · perks · private jets · compensation packages · executive pay · incentives · benefits · wealth · millionaires
Bezos
Zuckerberg · Jobs · Sandberg · Whitman · Fink · Zhang · Branson · Walton · Koch
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- oustingForcible removal from position
- misconductImproper professional behavior
ethics · whistleblower · investigation · lawsuit · fraud · bankruptcy · downfall · indictment · SEC · oversight
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- corporate historyincorporation, chartered companies, limited liability, corporate law, mergers
- corporate worldCFO, COO, VP, executive, businessman
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
CEOsjunior staff
Low-ranking employees
interns · hourly workers · subordinates · middle management · grunts
CEOsworkers
People doing jobs
laborers · the working class · proletariat · wage slaves · employees
CEOsshareholders
Owners of company stock
owners · boards of directors · founders · proprietors · investors
- female CEOWoman heading a company
- interim CEOTemporary top executive
- hospital CEOHead of medical institution