Those who aspire to lead at the director level and above in the private-equity (PE) industry have no lack of opportunity. Private equity has been on a growth trajectory since the 1980s when very few PE firms existed compared to today’s $4 trillion global sector, according to a 2020 study by Prabhpal Grewal, Charles Hendren, Johan …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CAO The C-Suite’s closest cousin to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is the Chief Operating Officer, and indeed, the titles are sometimes used interchangeably. A common role for the CAO is to serve as an intermediary between the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and department …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CBO A Chief Branding (or Brand) Officer “is solely responsible for owning a brand or family of brands,” writes marketing expert Debbie Laskey. The lines between Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Communications Officer, and Chief Brand Officer (CBO), however, are said to be thin, …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CRO Once known as “company doctors,” Chief Restructuring Officers broke into the C-Suite in the 1990s. CROs (Chief Risk Officers and Chief Revenue Officers share the same acronym) are unique among top-executive roles in that they are typically brought in when the company faces …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CVO The emerging C-Suite title Chief Visionary Officer is not yet well defined and is sometimes used to characterize a function rather than an actual title. Simon Sinek, for example, asserts that CEOs should function as Chief Visionary Officers. Infogalactic.com reports that “CVO” …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CEO The role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) presents several paradoxes. Though it is seen as a strategic role, most individuals hired into the role have operational backgrounds. A study of 130 CEOs by Russell Reynolds Associates reveals CEOs to be thick-skinned, but …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CRO As management of risk – especially digital risk – has grown increasingly important to companies, the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) role has also grown in significance. Within the framework of what has come to be known as Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (ERM), “the …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CCO Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), like several C-Suite roles, overlaps with other roles, such as Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Sales Officer, and even customer-focused roles such as Chief Customer Officer, and Chief Experience Officer. The CCO role, sometimes known as Chief Commercialization Officer, …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CDO The good news for those looking to enter or level up in the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) role is that it is a growing role. The not-as-good news is concern that having the role in place is not enough for organizations to …
What You Need to Know Right Now to Level Up as a CPO The relatively new Chief Product Officer (CPO) role has been entering the C-Suite in significant numbers and is often the result of company growth. Google, CNN, Uber, and Forbes are among well-known companies with CPOs (not to be confused with another CPO, …
