Company Structure
1. Accounts Dept.. n. department responsible for administering a company¡¯s financial affairs.

2. A.G.M.UK. abbr. Annual General Meeting of a company¡¯s shareholders.

3. board of directors. n. group of people chosen to establish policy for and control a company.

4. chairmanUK. n. person who heads a Board of Directors; head of a company; chairperson.

5. director. n. a member of the board of directors.

6. executive officerUS. n. person managing the affairs of a corporation - chief executive officer n..

7. headquarters. n. a company¡¯s principal or main office or centre of control.

8. manager. n. person responsible for day-to-day running of a dept.; executive officerUS.

9. managing directorUK. n. senior director after the chairman responsible for day-to-day direction.

10. Marketing Dept.. n. department that puts goods on market, inc. packaging, advertising etc.

11. organisation chart. n. a table or plan showing a company¡¯s structure graphically.

12. Personnel Dept.. n. department responsible for recruitment and welfare of staff or employees.

13. presidentUS. n. the highest executive officer of a company; head of a company.

14. Production Dept.. n. department responsible for physical creation of product.

15. Purchasing Dept.. n. department responsible for finding and buying everything for a company.

16. R & D Department. n. department responsible for Research and Development of (new) products.

17. reception. n. the place where visitors and clients report on arrival at a company.

18. Sales Department. n. department responsible for finding customers and making sales.

19. shareholder. n. person who holds or owns shares in or a part of a company or corporation.

20. vice presidentUS. n. any of several executive officers, each responsible for a separate division