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Abbreviations of English Job Titles
How are English business and job titles abbreviated?
There are a number of abbreviations in English that are very common on business cards, business letters or other business documents. Although CEO is now quite common as a position designation in Germany, there are many other such business titles that describe senior executives, executives - or even chief officers.
Compare the following tables with the English business titles and designations, their abbreviations and their German equivalents.
| English abbreviations for business titles | ||
| Acronym | English designations or business titles |
Equivalent |
| CAO | Chief Accounting Officer | see Chief Financial Officer |
| CAO | Chief Administrative Officer | Administrative management |
| CAO | Chief Analytics Officer | Responsible for data analysis |
| CAO | Chief Architecture Officer | Responsible for architecture |
| CAO | Chief Academic Officer | leaders in educational institutions |
| CBDO | Chief Business Development Officer | Responsible for business development |
| CBO | Chief Branding Officer | Marketing Director |
| CBO | Chief Brand Officer | see Chief Branding Officer |
| CBO | Chief Business Officer | Responsible for administration, finance and business in educational institutions |
| CO | Chief Communications Officer | Head of Communications and Public Relations |
| CO | Chief Compliance Officer | Responsible for compliance with rules and laws |
| CO | Chief Content Officer | Responsible for development and authorization of media content |
| CO | Chief Creative Officer | Creative Director in Marketing |
| CO | Chief Credit Officer | Credit risk manager |
| CO | Chief Customer Officer | head of all customer affairs; Chief Sales Officer |
| CO | Chief Commercial Officer | Head of financial strategies and their development |
| CDO | Chief Data Officer | Responsible for data processing and data collection |
| CDO | Chief Debriefing Officer | Responsible for status reports and production process compliance |
| CDO | Chief Design Officer | design chief |
| CDO | Chief Development Officer | Responsible for software development |
| CDO | Chief Diversity Officer | Responsible for diversity and inclusion |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | Managing Director |
| CEO | Chief Engineering Officer | see Chief Technology Officer |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | CFO |
| CFOO | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | see Chief Financial Officer |
| CHRO | Chief Human Resources Officer | personnel manager |
| CINO | Chief Innovation Officer | Responsible for innovation |
| CIO | Chief International Officer | Responsible for development and implementation of overseas markets |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer | Head of IT |
| CIO | Chief Investment Officer | Responsible for investments |
| CIPO | Chief Intellectual Property Officer | Intellectual Property Manager |
| CISO | Chief Information Security Officer | Head of IT Security |
| CKO | Chief Knowledge Officer | Board of Knowledge Management |
| clo | Chief Learning Officer | Head of the learning and training company |
| clo | Chief Legal Officer | see General Counsel |
| clo | Chief Listening Officer | Responsible for social media activities |
| clo | Chief Law Officer | Head of Legal Department |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer | leader in the pharmaceutical industry |
| CMO | Chief Marketing Officer | Responsible for marketing |
| CNO | Chief Networking Officer | Responsible for networking and relationships |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer | Head of Operations |
| CPO | Chief Procurement Officer | Purchasing Manager |
| CPO | Chief Product Officer | Responsible for all product-related matters |
| CPO | Chief Purchasing Officer | see Chief Procurement Officer |
| CPO | Chief Privacy Officer | Responsible for legal risks |
| CQO | Chief Quality Officer | Head of Quality Assurance |
| CRO | Chief Relationship Officers | Responsible for external relations |
| CRO | Chief Research Officer | see Chief Science Officer |
| CRO | Chief Revenue Officer | Responsible for all income and sales |
| CRO | Chief Risk Officer | risk manager |
| CSCO | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Responsible for the supply chain |
| CSO | Chief Science Officer | Responsible for research and development |
| CSO | Chief Scientific Officer | see Chief Science Officer |
| CSO | Chief Security Officer | Responsible for security |
| CSO | Chief Specialist Officer | Responsible for a specific area |
| CSO | Chief Sales Officer | Responsible for all sales |
| CSO | Chief Strategy Officer | see Chief Strategic Planning Officer |
| CSPO | Chief Strategic Planning Officer | CEO assistance for strategic projects |
| CTO | Chief Technical Officer | see Chief Technology Officer |
| CTO | Chief Technology Officer | Technical Manager |
| CTO | Chief Tax Officer | Head of Tax Affairs |
| CVO | Chief Visionary Officer | Head of Entrepreneurial Visions |
| CWO | Chief Web Officer | Responsible for the internet and intranet presence |
| FCO/FC | Financial Control Officer | Head of Financial Reporting |
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