3 ms·In this context, "chief executive" clearly means "C-level executive" which includes the COO.by virgilp 6y agoIn this context, "chief executive" clearly means "C-level executive" which includes the COO.tristy 6y agoNo, "the chief executive" refers to the CEO, and it's particularly likely to mislead people in this case since one of her titles is "president", which can be the top position at some companies.aardvarkr 6y agoSay what you want as you squabble about title but Shotwell runs the company.