Home›Founder and Executive›Era›By Decade›1850sBrowse By1850sFacts1850sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOriginating EraWell-attested1782 11850sFilter Results8 entriesRoleAllCompany Founders and Co-founders (3)Industrialists and Business Magnates (3)Inventor-Entrepreneurs (2)NationalityAllGermany (2)Japan (1)United Kingdom (1)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1)United States (3)IndustryAllAerospace Industry (1)Automotive Industry (1)Electrical Equipment Industry (1)Information Technology Industry (1)Personal Care Industry (1)Telecommunications Industry (2)Companies FoundedAllBristol Commercial Vehicles (1)Burroughs Corporation (1)Nissan Motor Company (1)The Gillette Company (2)Companies LedAllSiemens (2)The Gillette Company (1)Practice DisciplineAllEntrepreneurship (3)Management (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Arnold von Siemens1850sCecil Rhodes1850sDen Kenjiro1850sGeorg Wilhelm von Siemens1850sKing Camp Gillette1850sSir George White, 1st Baronet1850sWilliam Nickerson1850sWilliam Seward Burroughs I1850sSources1. Wikipedia: Chief executive officertier 2WikipediaChief executive officer, Etymology sectionQuote, Chief executive officer, Etymology sectionThe term 'chief executive officer' is attested as early as 1782, when an ordinance of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States used the term to refer to governors and other leaders of the executive branchesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.