Board of DirectorsA board … directors are persons elected … the shareholders to control a company and to look … their interests. The board is responsible … the overall policy decisions … the company and … appointing the management team which runs the company … a day-to-day basis. The majority … the board will have management responsibilities … the company, but there might also be nonexecutive directors who do not have any responsibilities. These might be well-known industrialists, financiers or politicians who will improve the reputation … a business. All directors will own shares … the business. (in (2), on, for (2), after, of (4), by).
Ex.10. Fill in the gaps by choosing from the words below: 1. The employees responsible for carrying out general office duties are ______. a) clerks b) accountants c) financiers
2. The employees who sell a company’s products are the _______. a) sales representatives b) athletes c) managing directors
3. The employees who are responsible for seeing that the finished goods are well made are the _______. a) packers b) quality controllers c) economists
4. The workers who process data, under the control of managers and supervisors, are the computer _______. a) hackers b) operators c) dancers
5. The person who greets a visitor and tells him or her how to get to the right office is the _______. a) manager b) president c) receptionist
6. The clerical workers who use typewriters or word processors and who produce letters and other documents, are ______. a) secretaries b) editors c) teachers
7. The employees who check a company’s financial affairs are the ________. a) statisticians b) accountants c) customers
8. The person appointed by the board of directors to be responsible for the management team that runs a business on a day-to-day basis is the _______. a) operator b) managing director c) seller
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