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






