The difference between executive director and general manager of a limited company

Legal analysis: The difference between the general manager and the executive director is that the general manager is appointed or dismissed by the board of directors and is responsible to the board of directors. A limited liability company with a small number of shareholders or a small scale may have only one executive director without a board of directors, and the executive director may concurrently serve as the company manager.

Legal basis: Article 49 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), a limited liability company may have a manager, and the appointment or dismissal shall be decided by the board of directors. The manager is responsible to the board of directors and exercises the following functions and powers: (1) to preside over the production, operation and management of the company and organize the implementation of the resolutions of the board of directors; (2) Organizing the implementation of the company's annual business plan and investment plan; (3) To formulate plans for the establishment of the company's internal management organization; (4) To formulate the basic management system of the company; (5) To formulate specific rules of the company; (six) to propose the appointment or dismissal of the company's deputy manager and financial officer; (7) To decide on the appointment or dismissal of management personnel other than those who should be decided by the board of directors; (8) Other powers granted by the board of directors. Where there are other provisions in the articles of association on the functions and powers of the manager, such provisions shall prevail. The manager attended the board meeting.