About the companies

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