You're not the CTO of your company, so give yourself a different title.
how do I "manage" that individual if they don't respect the work I've done as a programmer?
By giving yourself a position that you can live up to.
Do you need a board-level technical person? If you do, you've already said you're not qualified to be it. Do you NOT need a board-level technical person? Have the them report to whatever your not-CTO role is.
how do I "manage" that individual if they don't respect the work I've done as a programmer?
By giving yourself a position that you can live up to.
Do you need a board-level technical person? If you do, you've already said you're not qualified to be it. Do you NOT need a board-level technical person? Have the them report to whatever your not-CTO role is.