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PRESIDENTE CHEFFE DIRECTION GENERALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Corporate Structure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chairperson and chief executive officer
1, record 1, English, chairperson%20and%20chief%20executive%20officer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chairman and chief executive officer 2, record 1, English, chairman%20and%20chief%20executive%20officer
correct
- chairwoman and chief executive officer 3, record 1, English, chairwoman%20and%20chief%20executive%20officer
correct
- president and chief executive officer 4, record 1, English, president%20and%20chief%20executive%20officer
correct
- chairperson and managing director 5, record 1, English, chairperson%20and%20managing%20director
correct
- chairman and managing director 2, record 1, English, chairman%20and%20managing%20director
correct, Great Britain
- chairwoman and managing director 6, record 1, English, chairwoman%20and%20managing%20director
correct
- president and general manager 7, record 1, English, president%20and%20general%20manager
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The meaning of the titles "president" and "chairman" varies from one company to another. Sometimes the president is hierarchically above the chairman, sometimes the opposite is the case. 7, record 1, English, - chairperson%20and%20chief%20executive%20officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Structures de l'entreprise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- président et chef de la direction
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sident%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- présidente et chef de la direction 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sidente%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction
correct, feminine noun
- président et chef de la direction générale 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sident%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, masculine noun
- présidente et chef de la direction générale 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sidente%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- président-directeur général 4, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sident%2Ddirecteur%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- PDG 4, record 1, French, PDG
correct, masculine noun
- PDG 4, record 1, French, PDG
- présidente-directrice générale 5, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sidente%2Ddirectrice%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- PDG 2, record 1, French, PDG
correct, feminine noun
- PDG 2, record 1, French, PDG
- directeur général 6, record 1, French, directeur%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- directrice générale 2, record 1, French, directrice%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui cumule les fonctions de président du conseil d’administration d’une société et de responsable de sa gestion. 7, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9sident%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
directeur général : la personne qui porte le titre de président dans les sociétés canadiennes est appelée directeur général en France. Le plus souvent, dans ce dernier pays, ces deux fonctions sont remplies par une même personne qui porte le titre de président-directeur général. 8, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9sident%20et%20chef%20de%20la%20direction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- présidente et cheffe de la direction
- présidente et cheffe de la direction générale
- président directeur général
- présidente directrice générale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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