In non-technical organizations as a corporate officer position, the CTO typically reports directly to the chief information officer (CIO) and is primarily concerned with long-term and "big picture" issues (while still having deep technical knowledge of the relevant field).
U organizacijama koje se ne bave tehnikom na poziciji direktora, generalni tehnički direktor je obično poodređen direktoru za informisanje (CIO) i prvenstveno se bavi pitanjima dugoročne i "šire slike" (a ujedno uvek ima visoko tehničko znanje o relevantnoj oblasti) .