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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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Three decades later, the meatpacking plant opened its doors in Pico Rivera, said Ben Williamson, executive director of Animal Outlook, a national animal advocacy organization.

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Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California, said that she believes the number of people dropping their coverage could increase as they receive bills with their new higher premiums in the mail this month.

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“We have great admiration for Philip Glass and were surprised to learn about his decision at the same time as the press,” Jean Davidson, the orchestra’s executive director, said in an email.

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“We, in Big Sur, know to plan with a grain of salt,” said Matt Glazer, executive director of Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn, located near the northern end of the closure.

From Los Angeles Times

“Stowe risked her life and the livelihood of her family to write a novel that shook a nation,” says Karen Fisk, executive director of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.

From The Wall Street Journal