tværgående direktør

English translation: vice president

13:48 May 13, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: tværgående direktør
Kun 5.4 procent af toplederne i de danske virksomheder er kvinder, og på niveauet lige under de tværgående direktører er andelen 6,8 procent.
Olav Balslev
Denmark
Local time: 13:34
English translation:vice president
Explanation:
This seems to be the management tier immediately below the CEO

VP is a bit American to my ears but seems a good choice here. With senior executive/manager or something similar you'd have to say that it doesn't include the boss.
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Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
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3vice president
Christopher Schröder
1cross-cutting director
andres-larsen


  

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cross-cutting director


Explanation:
Only 5.4 percent of top managers in Danish companies are women, and at the level just below ***cross-cutting directors***, their share is 6.8 percent.

sources:

About my role as ***Cross-Cutting Director of Research and Innovation ... - About my role as Cross-Cutting Director of Research and Innovation (Digital World)***. Job Description. This office is a key leadership role within the ...
www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~fabio/Fabio.../R&I_Director.html -

OAP | Compliance and Enforcement | U.S. EPA - Ir a Policy and Legislative Coordination Division (PLCD)‎: ***Division Director: Caroline Ahearn ... Coordinates cross-cutting policy*** and develops policy ...
www.epa.gov/oecaerth/about/offices/oap.html -

Deputy Director - Compendium - Occupational Groups - 8 Apr 2010 ... ***Under the supervision of the Division Director the incumbent will: 1. ... projects in line with the cross-cutting priority themes of UNEP*** ...
jobs.un.org/Galaxy/Release3/.../Display_Vac.aspx?... -

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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vice president


Explanation:
This seems to be the management tier immediately below the CEO

VP is a bit American to my ears but seems a good choice here. With senior executive/manager or something similar you'd have to say that it doesn't include the boss.


    Reference: http://www.emu.dk/gsk/paa_tvaers_af_fag/samfund/etnicitet/hv...
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
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