Director general
A director general or director-general (plural: directors general, directors-general, director generals or director-generals
Australia
In most Australian states, the director-general is the most senior civil servant in any government department, reporting only to the democratically elected
The
- Director-General of the Australian Navy Cadets
- Director-General of the Australian Army Cadets
- Director-General of the Australian Air Force Cadets
Canada
In
European Union
In the
France
In France, the similar word
French ministries are divided into general directorates (directions générales), sometimes named central directorates (directions centrales) or simply directorates (directions), headed respectively by a directeur général, a directeur central, or a directeur.
Ethiopia
Prior to the coup d'état of 1974 which overthrew the government of Emperor Haile Selassie, the chief civil servant of a government ministry or independent state agency was known by the title of director-general. In contemporary Ethiopia, the head official of independent agencies such as the Information Network Security Agency or the Ethiopian Investment Corporation is titled director-general, as are second-tier divisions within ministries, below [permanent] secretariats.[5]
Germany
In Germany, Generaldirektor may be used for the CEO of a large and established concern, corporation, company or enterprise, particularly if subordinates have the title director. The title is, however, unofficial (theoretically any person, and even practically every entrepreneur with one employee, may call himself director-general) and by now largely out of use. Officially a GmbH has a Geschäftsführer ('managing director'), an Aktiengesellschaft, and a board of executive directors (Vorstand) with a chairman (Vorstandsvorsitzender).
The term is also used by
Hong Kong
Several positions in the
India
In India, director general may refer to the Director General of the
Italy
In
Some Italian
Philippines
The word director-general was used in the Philippines as a highest ranking law enforcer, which means the head of a law enforcement agency. Such agencies are:
It is also used in various government agencies as the agency's chief of office:
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Economic and Development Authority
- National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
- National Security Council
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Russia
A general director is the highest executive position in a Russian company, analogous to a US chief executive officer (CEO), or a UK managing director. The position exists for all Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) legal forms (e.g. joint stock companies (AO) and limited-liability companies (OOO)), except for sole proprietorships (IP).[15]
The general director is the "single-person executive body" of a company, acts without power of attorney to represent the company, and issues powers of attorney to others. The general director's powers are defined by the company charter, by decision of the general meeting of shareholders (AO) or participants (OOO), and by the board of directors.[16]
Spain
In Spain, México, and other Spanish-speaking countries, the term director general of a company (similar to a US corporation) is either the general manager or CEO of the company.
South Africa
In South Africa, the term refers to the non-political head of the national government and its departments.[17] Provincial governments also have directors-general and they hold similar roles to their national counterparts.[18]
Sweden
In Sweden, the cognate word Generaldirektör (GD) is the generic title for the head of a state agency, unless otherwise prescribed by higher authority. For purposes of English translations, the word director-general is officially used.
United Kingdom
In the UK's civil service, a director-general is now usually a senior civil servant (SCS) at pay band 3 level who heads up a group of other directors and reports directly to the permanent secretary of a department.
For historical reasons, it has also been retained as the professional title of the chief executive officers in some organisations which predate the current SCS structure and therefore may be used by those people despite them working at different pay bands. For example, the head of the UK's internal security service MI5 is also called director-general, despite the fact that the post is at permanent secretary (pay band 4) level.
The chief executive of the
United States
This term is used in
Typically, the chief administrative officer of an opera company in the US holds the title of "general director". Such was the case with singer and conductor Plácido Domingo, who formerly functioned in that capacity for the Los Angeles Opera,[19] as he had previously for the Washington National Opera. In another prominent example, Speight Jenkins served as the general director of the Seattle Opera for over three decades. General directors are often responsible for artistic decisions, such as which operas to perform and which singers to hire, in addition to financial matters. The Metropolitan Opera is one of the few exceptions among US opera houses; the head of its administration is known as a "general manager" rather than a general director.[20]
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