executive director

British

noun

a member of the board of directors of a company who is also an employee (usually full-time) of that company and who often has a specified area of responsibility, such as finance or production Compare nonexecutive director

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An educational campaign wouldn’t cause panic, said Olivia Mitchell, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and executive director of the Pension Research Council.

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“Iran has crossed a line,” said retired British Air Marshal Martin Sampson, executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies—Middle East in Bahrain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its goal appeared to be to amplify global alarm, which could create pressure to de-escalate the fighting, Dania Thafer, executive director of the Washington-based Gulf International Forum, said on social media.

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FAHA, volunteer president of the American Heart Association and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women's Health and senior vice president of women's health at Northwell Health in New York City.

From Science Daily

Seven months before Clark’s departure, NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell also quit following a series of revelations that called into question his judgment.

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