Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by frostmatthew 4256 days ago
> so somebody has to be the leader of the board. Hence they call themselves CEO's

Wouldn't Chairman/woman of the Board be more appropriate then? I agree with the parent that Chief Executive Officer is a bit funny when there is only one "executive officer" (like calling yourself "lead developer" when you're the only one) but there isn't really a better option.