COO
Business & Finance abbreviation · Job Title
| Stands for | Chief operating officer |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
COO stands for Chief operating officer, a job title abbreviation.
Second-ranking executive in many companies, in charge of day-to-day operations such as production, supply chain, customer service and internal processes, turning strategy set with the CEO into execution. The COO is often seen as a potential successor to the CEO.
Example: As COO, she oversees the company's 14 distribution centers and its 3,000-person customer service operation.
Usage notes
The scope of the role varies more than any other C-suite title, and some companies have no COO at all. Well-known COOs include Tim Cook at Apple before he became CEO in 2011 and Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook (now Meta) from 2008 to 2022. Pronounced as letters.
Related abbreviations
More job title abbreviations
- CGO – Chief growth officer
- CHRO – Chief human resources officer
- CIO – Chief information officer
- CISO – Chief information security officer
- CLO – Chief learning officer
- CMO – Chief marketing officer
- CoS – Chief of staff
- CPO – Chief product officer
- CRO – Chief revenue officer
- CSM – Customer success manager
- CSO – Chief security officer
- CSR – Customer service representative