chief operating officer

chief operating officer definition - finance
A corporate executive who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the company. Typically the COO reports to the chief executive officer.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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