Here are the most accepted abbreviations in the corporate world around the globe regarding:
- Business Titles
- Corporate Departments
- Corporate Geographies
- Corporate Legal Entities
1. Business Titles:
CCO: Chief Commercial Officer or Chief Customer Officer
CDO: Chief Digital Officer
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CFO: Chief Financial Officer
CHRO: Chief Human Resource Officer
CIO: Chief Information Officer and sometimes Chief Investment Officer
CISO: Chief Information Security Officer
CMO: Chief Marketing Officer
COO: Chief Operating Officer and sometimes Chief Operation Officer
CPO: Chief People Officer and sometimes Chief Project Officer or Chief Product Officer
CRO: Chief Revenue Officer
CSO: Chief Sales Officer
CTO: Chief Technology Officer or Chief Technical Officer
EVP: Executive Vice President
GM: General Manager
MD: Managing Director
SVP: Senior Vice President
VP: Vice President
2. Corporate Departments:
Admin: Administration
AI: Artificial Intelligence
AML: Anti Money Laundering
API: Application Programming Interface
B2B: Business to Business
B2C: Business to Consumer
BI: Business Intelligence
BtoB: Business to Business
BtoC: Business to Consumer
BusDev: Business Development
CEE: Central and Eartern Europe
CIB: Corporate Investment Banking
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
CX: Customer Experience
EEC: European Economic Community
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
ESG: Environment, Social and Governance
ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund
FX: Foreign Exchange
GenAI: Generative Artificial Energy
HR: Human Resources
HSE: Health, Safety and Environment
HSEQ: Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
ICT: Information and Communication Technologies
IoT: Internet of Things
IR: Investor Relations
IT: Information Technology
LLM: Large Language Model
LNG: Liquid Natural Gas
M&A: Mergers & Acquisitions
N-1: Reporting to the CEO
N-2: Reporting to someone reporting to the CEO
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
Opex: Operational Expenses
PR: Public Relations
R&D: Research and Development
SaaS: Software as a Service
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
SMB: Small Medium Business
SME: Small Medium Enterprises
UI/UX: User Interface/User Experience
VAT: Value Added Tax
WW: World Wide
3. Corporate Geographies:
ANZ: Australia and New Zealand
APAC: the Asia Pacific region
APJ: Asia Pacific and Japan
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BeLux: Belgium and Luxembourg
Benelux: Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Baltics: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States also sometimes called the Russian Commonwealth
DACH: the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region (abbreviated from the German language)
EMEA: the Europe Middle-East and Africa region
EMEAI: the Europe Middle-East Africa and India region
GAS: the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region
HK: Hong Kong
LATAM: the Latin America region
MEA: Middle East and Africa
META: The Middle East, Turkey and Africa region
MENA: Middle East and North Africa
Nordics: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
SEA: Southeast Asia
UAE: United Arab Emirates
UK: United Kingdom
US: United States of America
4. Corporate Legal Entities:
AG: Aktiengesellschaft or Public Limited Company in German
AS: Aktieselskab or Danish name for company with stocks (private or public)
BHD: Berhad, used in Malaysia to identify a public limited company
Co.: Company
Cos.: Companies
Corp.: Corporation
Gmbh: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung or Limited Liability Company in German
Inc.: Incorporated
KGaA: Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien combines individually liable shareholders with public company shareholders in Germany
LLC: Limited Liability Company
LLP: Limited Liability Partnership
Ltd.: Limited
Oy: Osakeyhtiö or Limited Liability Company in Finland
PLC: Public Limited Company
SA: Société Anonyme, Socieda Anonyma,
SE: Societas Europaea a recent framework provided by the European legislature.
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