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executive director

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“President Trump and Gianni Infantino share a genuine friendship built on a common vision,” said Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House’s task force on the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"To this point we've had 35 teams that have come into the United States," Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the task force, said at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Lethal autonomous weapons, whatever their form, lower the barrier to warfare, dehumanise conflict and blur accountability, says Nicole van Rooijen, the executive director of Stop Killer Robots, a global coalition of non-governmental organisations.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“I don’t foresee a situation where you’d need to think about the bottom of the tank,” echoed Jaime Brito, executive director of refining and oil products at Dow Jones Energy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 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

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