<P> A director is a person from a group of managers who leads or supervises a particular area of a company . Companies that use this term often have many directors spread throughout different business functions or roles (e.g. director of human resources). The director usually reports directly to a vice president or to the CEO directly in order to let them know the progress of the organization . Large organizations also sometimes have assistant directors or deputy directors . Director commonly refers to the lowest level of executive in an organization, but many large companies use the title of associate director more frequently . Some companies also have regional directors and area directors . Regional directors are present in companies that are organized by location and have their departments under that . They are responsible for the operations for their particular country . Though directors are the first stage in the executive team, area directors are seen as higher up, based on their area of control . </P> <P> Corporate titles (commonly known as business titles) are titles given to individuals within a business depending on the role they have and which also portray the duties and responsibilities within that specific role . The larger the business, the more titles that are present, such as CEO, COO and executive directors . </P>

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