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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

VD-instruktion

English translation:

instructions for the managing director

Added to glossary by Daccab
May 21, 2014 16:45
9 yrs ago
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Swedish term

VD-instruktion

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
I Have searched for the obvious...incl. Guiding Principle/s. Any ideas?
Denna VD-instruktion är avsedd att klargöra arbetsfördelningen mellan styrelsen och verkställande direktören
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 instructions for the managing director
4 +4 Instructions to the CEO (chief executive officer)
3 directives and guidelines for the most senior management

Discussion

Charlesp May 22, 2014:
Thanks Sven I would guess then that the role of Managing Director might be a bit different than the role of a CEO (though not in Sweden, as you mention).
Sven Petersson May 22, 2014:
@ Charlesp, Yes, in some countries a company can have both (CEO outranking MD), but that is not the case in Sweden. You and the Asker may benefit from studying http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/20050551.HTM
Charlesp May 22, 2014:
Can a company have both? Both a CEO and a Managing Director? And does this have to be the same person, or can two different people each take one of these positions within a particular company?
George Hopkins May 21, 2014:
Sven and Deane OK, OK, have a nice day both of you.
Deane Goltermann May 21, 2014:
Brilliant minds... before 12 noon...
Sven Petersson May 21, 2014:
@ George, Be nice to Deane; respect his NaturallySpeaking L-plate!
George Hopkins May 21, 2014:
Deane Are 'their' indeed?
Deane Goltermann May 21, 2014:
@George, Not necessarily ... their are British firms that use CEO!
George Hopkins May 21, 2014:
Deane Depends which language you are speaking.
Deane Goltermann May 21, 2014:
And ... The company I did this for used CEO as title for their 'VD', as opposed to managing director.
The Kollegiet translation also uses CEO! But, there is naturally no absolute for that one.

Proposed translations

+2
13 mins
Selected

instructions for the managing director

:o)
Reference:

http://www.secinfo.com/dVut2.1E18.d.htm

Peer comment(s):
agree George Hopkins
15 mins
Thank you very much!
agree Charlesp : works best - however not for every company. And that proves why a machine can't do a translation - a human asks questions a machine doesn't!
10 hrs
Thank you very much!
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+4
13 mins

Instructions to the CEO (chief executive officer)

I used the Swedish Code of corporate governance (Kollegiet för svensk bolagsstyrning; Svenks kod för bolagstyrning) where they talk more about 'arbetsfördelningen mellan ordföranden och
verkställande direktören klargöras i styrelsens arbetsordning och **instruktion för verkställande direktören**

They have this in both Eng and Swe
Peer comment(s):
agree David Rumsey
26 mins
Thanks, David!
agree Agneta Pallinder
2 hrs
Thanks, Agneta!
agree Charlesp : Best understood. (But the company may call his a MD)
10 hrs
Nice one!
agree sans22 (X)
14 hrs
Thank you!
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16 hrs

directives and guidelines for the most senior management

How is this for an alternative: "directives and guidelines for the most senior management"
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