Learn Swedish: Chefen lovade att befordra mig till vd. - The manager promised to promote me to CEO.

When someone is appointed, promoted, or transformed into a specific profession or role, Swedish uses till followed by a bare noun (without en or ett). Because the focus is on the title or role itself rather than a countable individual, we simply say till vd.

Do verbs of promotion and appointment always pair with till?

Yes, transitive verbs that deal with changing someone's status or role, such as befordra (to promote), välja (to elect), or utse (to appoint), strongly pair with the preposition till to indicate the destination role.

Why is vd written in lowercase letters?

In English, we capitalize acronyms and initialisms like CEO. In Swedish, however, the standard convention is to write initialisms in lowercase if they are read letter by letter (like vd, tv, or cd). While you might occasionally see VD in corporate texts, the lowercase vd is what the Swedish Language Council recommends.

Could I say befordra mig att bli vd instead of using till?