The Managing Director title is used for very senior positions in finance firms in the US. Sort of equivalent to partner in law firms. Finding the title CEO os

The Managing Director title is used for very senior positions in finance firms in the US. Sort of equivalent to partner in law firms. Finding the title CEO ostentatious is fine, but a company with 20 people is a big company. I have never managed anything that large. If someone is running that sized company, by all means, they should call themselves a CEO if that is what they are comfortable with. At the end of the day they need some title, and CEO works as well as founder, president etc.