May 1, 2015 09:28
9 yrs ago
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German term
Geschäftsführer - "Directors" or "Management"
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
I would like to pick your brains, esteemed colleagues.
When translating the Impressum for a website of business document, how do you like to handle "Geschäftsführer"? It's one of these DE>EN terms which causes debate. I generally opt for "Directors" over the general term "Management", what do you think?
I appreciate any input and expert opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Paul
When translating the Impressum for a website of business document, how do you like to handle "Geschäftsführer"? It's one of these DE>EN terms which causes debate. I generally opt for "Directors" over the general term "Management", what do you think?
I appreciate any input and expert opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Paul
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Management |
Kirsten Kohlwey
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| 4 +3 | managing director |
sunbirdholidays
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| 4 | managing directors |
Vladimir Trkovnik
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| 3 | General manager, CEO, Director, etc. |
Kirsten Bodart
|
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Kirsten Kohlwey
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
ATA certified, software engineer
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
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Management
If the term "Geschäftsführer" is used in the plural, as I assume since you asked about "Directors" as one of your options, I tend to go with "Management" since "Directors" tends to refer to the board of the company rather than the people actively managing the company. If, however, you are using the term as a title for an individual, I agree with the earlier suggestion of "Managing Director" for most small companies, especially, since they tend to have several "Geschäftsführer" and you have no idea, who is in charge of what.
Example sentence:
Management reserves the right to update this statement.
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Comment: "Thanks Kirsten. I agreed with Sunbirdholidays too but should have indicated in my question that the word was being used in the plural. I appreciate everyone's input!"
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sunbirdholidays
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Globalisation starts with language
Native in: German (Variant: Swabian)
Works in: English to German, German to English
managing director
Geschäftsführer = managing director
9 mins
Vladimir Trkovnik
Croatia
Croatia
Specializes in field
Croatia
Your trusted versatile Croatian resource
Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Italian to Croatian, German to Croatian, and 2 more.
managing directors
My suggestion
11 mins
Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
smile, it's us
Native in: Dutch , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, Flemish to English, and 7 more.
General manager, CEO, Director, etc.
The Geschäftsführer is generally the person who represents and acts for the company personally, but in English this person can have many names, depending on the preference of the company itself.
'Director' is not often used in this meaning (directors are usually members of the board who appoint either a director from among them or someone else to take care of the company's everyday management), but the term can be used in this way, especially in small companies if there is only one director/shareholder in the first place.
CEOs are usually employed by big companies.
I would see what the client prefers, or failing that, what you personally think it should be, depending on what size the company is. I mean, CEO makes no sense if the company only employs 4 people...
'Director' is not often used in this meaning (directors are usually members of the board who appoint either a director from among them or someone else to take care of the company's everyday management), but the term can be used in this way, especially in small companies if there is only one director/shareholder in the first place.
CEOs are usually employed by big companies.
I would see what the client prefers, or failing that, what you personally think it should be, depending on what size the company is. I mean, CEO makes no sense if the company only employs 4 people...
Reference comments
3 mins
Donald Jacobson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Neuropsychiatrist(MD) German(MA)
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
leitender Geschäftsführer →Chief Operating Officer <COO>
stellvertretender Geschäftsführer →Deputy General Manager (DGM)
kaufmännischer Geschäftsführer →commercial manager
More translations from Dict.cc© 2002 - 2009 Paul Hemetsberger
stellvertretender Geschäftsführer →Deputy General Manager (DGM)
kaufmännischer Geschäftsführer →commercial manager
More translations from Dict.cc© 2002 - 2009 Paul Hemetsberger
Discussion
1. A person's name:
a. Managing director
b. CEO
c. Directing proprietor/Proprietory manager/director
2. A group/body
a. Management
b. Executive management/directors