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chief people officer

chief people officer noun: a corporate officer who oversees all aspects of human resource management.

Noun

chief people officer (plural chief people officers, abbreviation CPO)

  1. A corporate officer who oversees all aspects of human resource management.
    • “We’re doing this as part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making,” Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, said in the memo to employees.2026 April 23, Mike Isaac, Eli Tan, “Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026
    Synonyms:
    w:chief human resources officer

Synonyms of chief people officer

  • w:chief human resources officer

Forms of chief people officer

pluralchief people officers
abbreviationCPO

Questions about chief people officer

What does chief people officer mean?
Chief people officer means a corporate officer who oversees all aspects of human resource management.
What part of speech is chief people officer?
Chief people officer is a noun.
What is the plural of chief people officer?
The plural of chief people officer is chief people officers.

Words near chief people officer in the dictionary

  1. chief of police
  2. chief of staff
  3. chief of state
  4. chief operating officer
  5. chief operating officers
  6. chief people officer
  7. chief petty officer
  8. chief petty officer first class
  9. chief petty officer second class
  10. chief petty officers
  11. chief petty officers first class

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