director
noun [ C ]
WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT uk/dɪˈrektər/ us (also company director)
one of the managers who control a company or an organization:
He became director of the new Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
serve as/act as a director She is retiring after serving as a director for two three-year terms.
be made/be appointed/be elected (as) a director I joined the company in 1999 and was appointed director last year.
resign/step down as director She told staff she would step down as director immediately.
assistant/associate/deputy director
a person who leads or controls a particular department or activity in an organization:
director of marketing/communications/finance
campaign/development director
editorial director
finance/marketing/policy director
See also
alternate director
board of directors
creative director
executive director
guineapig director
independent director
managing director
non-executive director
outside director
shadow director
worker director