chief technology officer

noun [C] (also chief technical officer, abbreviation CTO)

Definition

› WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT the person who is responsible for the technical needs of a company or organization: The city's chief technology officer hopes to get new computer systems into all city schools by next year.

(Definition of chief technology officer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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