“More CEOs are planning to hire chief digital officers to build online products that help grow their businesses, according to recent survey. The trend underscores the growing importance executives are placing on the digital side of their businesses and hints at possible territorial conflict in the C-Suite.

Gartner Inc. said Tuesday that 19% percent of CEOs and senior executives surveyed said they expected to appoint a CDO by 2014.” (WSJ, reg req’d)

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