The respective meanings of president, chairman and general manager

1. The word "president" has many meanings. It first appeared in the Biography of Lv Mengzheng in the Song Dynasty, meaning "summing up and judging its affairs", and then gradually evolved into a position in the government and commercial organizations, usually the main person in charge of a certain business or the administrative leader in the organization. It can also be understood as: a person who is always unique.

Chairman of the board is also translated as chairman. Refers to the top leader of the company, who directs the board of directors. The chairman is also one of the directors, elected by the board of directors, and leads the company's direction and strategy on behalf of the board of directors.

3. The general manager indicates that he is both a director of the board of directors and the general manager in charge of operation; If it is only the position of general manager, you can only participate in the board of directors at most and cannot vote. In short, the general manager is just a title within an organization.

The power of the general manager depends on the terms of his employment contract and the scope of work. How high is the position of general manager? Studying its organization chart, many enterprises have at least one general manager.

Difference:

1, different functions

The responsibility of the president of the group company is to coordinate the work of the vice presidents and departments, and to evaluate the performance of the vice presidents. It is necessary to formulate the strategy of the whole company, so that all departments of the company can work together around the strategy of the company.

The board of directors of an enterprise is composed of directors, who are selected from the major shareholders of the enterprise and make decisions for the company.

2. Different institutions

There may be more than one president, and the general manager is both the leader of administrative affairs and the director of the board of directors. In fact, the general manager has the right to speak at the board meeting, but the president may not.

3. Different rights

Because the general manager is the president and director, he has greater decision-making power, and the president generally only acts as the executive layer (top). The general manager has great power; The president has little power. The president is equivalent to a deputy, helping to manage the company's business. If there are too many affairs, there will be many deputy referees, and the right of the president is second only to that of the general manager. In fact, the general manager has the right to speak on the board of directors, but the president may not.

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