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