C-level
C-level (also C-Suite, coloquially) is an adjective used in a variety of industries to refer to "chief" or highest-level executives. The term arises from an urge to group together the alphabet soup of acronyms (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.) found in the upper echelons of the corporate world.
C-level positions are:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Ethics Officer
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
- Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)
- Chief Analytics Officer (CAO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Chief Data Officer (CDO)
- Chief Networking Officer (CNO)
- Chief Technology Officer or Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
- Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)
- Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
- Chief Security Officer (CSO)
- Chief Visionary Officer (CVO)