I would also take a look at nonviolent communication (because what you say right now would definitely manifest as violent communication). If you express what yo

I would also take a look at nonviolent communication (because what you say right now would definitely manifest as violent communication). If you express what you express right now, you will make CUXO and CEO defensive and if they are defensive, you (everyone really) have lost. I would also consider asking the following in a probably more friendly way "how would you feel if you had 8 reports and made most of the technical direction decisions, and then somebody with 2 reports and significantly smaller technical contribution were named CTO?"