MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE

 

BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE 9. MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS

 

A Managers and executives: UK All the directors together are the board. They meet in the boardroom. Non-executive directors are not managers of the company; they are outsiders, often directors of other companies who have particular knowledge of the industry or of particular areas. B Managers and executives: US In the US, the top position may be that the chairman, chairwoman or president. This job is often combined with the position of chief executive officer or CEO. Some companies have a chief operating officer to take care of the say-to-day running of the company. The finance director may be called the chief financial officer.   EXERCISES 9.1 Look at the managers listed in A opposite. Match each task (1-6) to the manager most likely to be responsible  for doing it. 1. Meet with advertising agency to discuss new advertisements for the company’s holidays. 2. Study possible new holiday destinations in detail. 3. See the research director to discuss new holiday destinations. 9.2 Who’s who on this company board? Look at B opposite and complete the diagram? My name’s Montebello and I’m president and CEO. We have some excellent people on our board, including two who are not involved in the day-to-day running of the company: Gemi and Jones. My name’s Smith and it’s my job to look after the accounts and balance the books. I work closely with Chang and Roberts, as they tell me what their departments need for marketing and research, and I allocate them an annual budget. My name’s Dawes and I head up personnel, on the same level in the company as Chang and Roberts.

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