| So first of all, let me explain that the Chief Executive Officer is the person at the head of a company. But you might not have actually heard this said very much, and that's because it's such a mouthful that speakers of English often just use the initials, "CEO", and that's true of both speech and writing. I've got a couple of examples from BBC news stories. Here's one from October 2006. "Streiff resigns as CEO of Airbus" The chief executive of troubled plane maker Airbus has resigned. And here's another. CEO swaps hedge fund for charity. The chief executive of the world's biggest hedge fund, is to step down to focus on private philanthropy. But anyway, the question here isn't "What is a chief executive officer?" It's about Acting Chief Executive Officers. And here's an example. A friend of mine, who's the CEO of a charity, recently took a few months off to have a baby. She went on maternity leave. And while she was away, someone else took her job for a few months. That person had an official job title, Acting CEO Acting Chief Executive Officer. Now acting here has nothing to do with Hollywood. It just means being temporarily but officially in a job. And the person that normally does that job is away. Perhaps they've left and a permanent replacement hasn't been found. |
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