<p>I will go over your list one by one. Please note I am talking about the mainland and not sure it is true for HK or Taiwan.</p>

<p>1) President • 总统</p>

<p>It is true only if this president is managing a country, otherwise don't call him/her 总统.
Depends on the type of organization, a president could be:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>总统 if he/she is the top governor of a country</p></li>
<li><p>主席 if he/she is the leader of a club</p></li>
<li><p>董事长 if he/she is the chairman of a board</p></li>
<li><p>校长 if he/she is the leader of a school</p></li>
</ul>

<p>So this one could be tricky and you really need to bring the context in.</p>

<p>2) FOUNDER • 创办人</p>

<p>This translation is fine, or you can say 创始人.</p>

<p>3) CEO • 主席</p>

<p>Most cases this will be translated to 总裁, but it can also be left as is and no translation required... It has been kind of a fashion to print CXO in the business card or title.</p>

<p>4) CMO • 营销总监</p>

<p>This is fine.</p>

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2014-01-07T02:28:37.130Z
CEO is 行政总裁 to be more accurate.
杨以轩
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2014-01-07T05:34:34.807Z
I believe CEO translated to `首席执行官` would be better.
einverne
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2014-01-07T00:46:44.060Z
kubuqi
<p>President • 总统 (for people like Obama)、 董事长 (chairman of board) 、(副)总裁 (vice) president</p>

<p>FOUNDER • 创始人</p>

<p>CEO • 首席执行官</p>

<p>CMO • 市场总监 or 首席市场官</p>

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2014-01-07T13:01:16.733Z
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BigFatSea
<p>So far I have </p>

<p>President • 总统</p>

<p>FOUNDER • 创办人</p>

<p>CEO • 主席</p>

<p>CMO • 营销总监</p>

<p>Are these the correct characters to use on a business card for each title listed above?</p>

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2014-01-07T02:25:16.977Z
Without context, it is hard to tell what president would be translated to. Banks tend to give out such inflated [corporate titles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title) freely to make their customers feel important. Traditionally, a president is equivalent to the position of a CEO.
杨以轩
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Proper translations on manager titles on business cards
# Proper translations on manager titles on business cards

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-06)

So far I have

President • 总统

FOUNDER • 创办人

CEO • 主席

CMO • 营销总监

Are these the correct characters to use on a business card for each title listed above?

**Tags:** translation, vocabulary, simplified-characters

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Without context, it is hard to tell what president would be translated to. Banks tend to give out such inflated [corporate titles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title) freely to make their customers feel important. Traditionally, a president is equivalent to the position of a CEO.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-07. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I will go over your list one by one. Please note I am talking about the mainland and not sure it is true for HK or Taiwan.

1) President • 总统

It is true only if this president is managing a country, otherwise don't call him/her 总统.
Depends on the type of organization, a president could be:

* 总统 if he/she is the top governor of a country
* 主席 if he/she is the leader of a club
* 董事长 if he/she is the chairman of a board
* 校长 if he/she is the leader of a school

So this one could be tricky and you really need to bring the context in.

2) FOUNDER • 创办人

This translation is fine, or you can say 创始人.

3) CEO • 主席

Most cases this will be translated to 总裁, but it can also be left as is and no translation required... It has been kind of a fashion to print CXO in the business card or title.

4) CMO • 营销总监

This is fine.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: CEO is 行政总裁 to be more accurate.  
> **username_3**: I believe CEO translated to `首席执行官` would be better.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-01-07. Score: 0

President • 总统 (for people like Obama)、 董事长 (chairman of board) 、(副)总裁 (vice) president

FOUNDER • 创始人

CEO • 首席执行官

CMO • 市场总监 or 首席市场官


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