Who reports to a COO?

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) is the second-in-command at a company, just under the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As such, everyone other than the CEO reports to the COO eventually, as ideas and plans move up the ladder. Directly, the COO strategizes with the other company executives, implementing ideas to move the company forward and to cut costs. Many companies have presidents, vice presidents, or executives representing different branches or areas of the corporation (like the head of the marketing department or Human Resources) that report to a COO.