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

“It’s fair to say people doubted SNL would work in the UK,” Phil Edgar Jones, Sky’s executive director for unscripted originals, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I also asked Sue Bell Yank, Clockshop’s executive director, how the kite festival began.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Those changes could allow some borrowers to pay their loan balance faster, depending on their incomes, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Viles Dorsainvil, the executive director of Haitian Community Support Center, calls it a lasting trauma that the immigrant population and their children will carry with them beyond this administration.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Second from the left is Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson