Company Structure
| Accounts Dept.
| n. department responsible for administering a company's financial affairs
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| A.G.M.UK
| abbr. Annual General Meeting of a company's shareholders
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| board of directors
| n. group of people chosen to establish policy for and control a company
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| chairmanUK
| n. person who heads a Board of Directors; head of a company; chairperson
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| director
| n. a member of the board of directors
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| executive officerUS
| n. person managing 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. department that puts goods on market, inc. packaging, advertising etc
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| 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 for 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
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