executive director

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

James Spingola, the nonprofit’s former executive director from 2019 to 2025, was also charged with four counts for his alleged role of aiding and abetting Davis’ conflict of interest in the government contracts, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“April will be much worse than March,” Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA, said on an episode of Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen’s podcast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Kate Chapman, the executive director of the Living Wage Foundation, said one in seven businesses now pay the Real Living Wage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Lacking options, many displaced people therefore have to find relatives who can host them or pay exorbitant rents to landlords, explained Fadi Al-Halabi, executive director in Lebanon of the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“The level of material comfort in this country is numbing,” said Paul Bellew, executive director for market and industry analysis at General Motors.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times