Chief administrative officer

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A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest-ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive officer. In some companies, the CAO is also the president. It is very similar to a chief operating officer and is not the same as a CEO, which is a more senior title.

In a municipal context, the title is usually used as an alternative for city manager,^[1] county administrator, or county executive, particularly in cases where the position does not include powers such as the authority to appoint or dismiss department heads.^[2]

In the United Kingdom, CAOs of public companies must be chartered secretaries (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators), lawyers, certified/chartered accountants, or others with equivalent experience.

References

↑ Plunkett, Th. City Management in Canada. Institute of Public Administration of Canada. p. 1. ISBN 0-920715-10-9.
↑ Martin, David L. (1990-05-30). Running City Hall. University of Alabama Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-8173-0465-7.

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Chief officers	President Chief Accounting Officer Chief administrative officer Chief analytics officer Chief audit executive Chief brand officer Chief business officer Chief channel officer Chief commercial officer Chief communications officer Chief compliance officer Chief creative officer Chief data officer Chief digital officer Chief executive officer Chief experience officer Chief financial officer Chief human resources officer Chief information officer Chief information security officer Chief innovation officer Chief investment officer Chief knowledge officer Chief learning officer Chief legal officer Chief marketing officer Chief medical officer Chief networking officer Chief operating officer Chief procurement officer Chief product officer Chief risk officer Chief restructuring officer Chief revenue officer Chief science officer Chief strategy officer Chief technology officer Chief visionary officer Chief web officer

Other titles	Chairman Creative director Executive director General counsel Managing director Non-executive director Manager Supervisor Team leader

Related	Board of directors Corporate governance Executive pay Senior management Supervisory board Talent management

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