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CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) Definition & Legal Meaning

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Most senior executive responsible for the development, implementation, and operation of a firm’s information technology (IT) policy. The CIO oversees all of the firm’s information systems (IS) infrastructure within the organization, and is responsible over all corporate resources for expediting and facilitating management control by establishing information-related standards.

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