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Accounts Dept. |
n. department
responsible for administering a company’s financial affairs |
| 2 |
A.G.M.UK |
abbr. Annual
General Meeting of a company’s shareholders |
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board of directors |
n. a group of
people chosen to establish policy for and direct or control a company |
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chairmanUK |
n. person who
heads a Board of Directors; head of a company; chairperson |
| 5 |
director |
n. a member of the
board of directors |
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executive officerUS |
n. person who
manages the affairs of a corporation - chief executive officer n.
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headquarters |
n. a
company’s principal or main office or centre of control |
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manager |
n. person
responsible for day-to-day running of a dept.; executive officerUS |
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managing directorUK |
n. senior director
after the chairman responsible for day-to-day direction |
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Marketing Dept. |
n. dept.
responsible for putting goods on market, inc. packaging, advertising etc |
| 11 |
organisation chart |
n. a table or plan
showing a company’s structure graphically |
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Personnel Dept. |
n. department
responsible for recruitment and welfare of staff or employees |
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presidentUS |
n. the highest
executive officer of a company; head of a company |
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Production Dept. |
n. department
responsible for physical creation of product |
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Purchasing Dept. |
n. department
responsible for finding and buying everything needed by a company |
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R & D Department
|
n. department
responsible for Research and Development of (new) products |
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reception |
n. the place where
visitors and clients report on arrival at a company |
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Sales Department |
n. department
responsible for finding customers and making sales |
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shareholder |
n. person who
holds or owns shares in or a part of a company or corporation |
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vice presidentUS |
n. any of several
executive officers, each responsible for a separate division |