"appropriate" Chief Officer

French translation: le directeur compétent/approprié/du département approprié

01:38 Oct 26, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / hiring process
English term or phrase: "appropriate" Chief Officer
I was going to translate this as "directeur principal", but "appropriate" implies that there are more than one!

What's your take on it?

TIA!

(Contexte: on a Request for New Hire form filled out by the Hiring Manager of a brokerage firm)

Authorization:
The following authorization is required for all new positions

Authorization by superior to Hiring Manager:


Authorization by appropriate Chief Officer or CFO (required for Management positions):
Sandra C.
France
Local time: 14:29
French translation:le directeur compétent/approprié/du département approprié
Explanation:
C'est ce qui me vient à l'esprit...
appropriate se rapporte aussi à CFO... Cela veut simplement dire le "bon" directeur... On peut aussi dire "concerné", je pense, ou comp

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-26 04:21:27 GMT)
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compétent...
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Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 05:29
Grading comment
j'ai choisi directeur concerné. Merci Sophieanne!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2le directeur compétent/approprié/du département approprié
Sophie Raimondo
4par l'un ou l'autre selon le cas/le cas échéant
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appropriate chief officer
le directeur compétent/approprié/du département approprié


Explanation:
C'est ce qui me vient à l'esprit...
appropriate se rapporte aussi à CFO... Cela veut simplement dire le "bon" directeur... On peut aussi dire "concerné", je pense, ou comp

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-26 04:21:27 GMT)
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compétent...

Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 05:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
j'ai choisi directeur concerné. Merci Sophieanne!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cocotier: concerné
1 hr

agree  Conor McAuley: Each chief officer approves recruitment in his/her area -- ie finance director for finance, sales director for sales division, production director for production etc
4 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
par l'un ou l'autre selon le cas/le cas échéant


Explanation:
l'accord du Directeur Financier étant nécessaire pour les postes d'encadrement/direction

"appropriate" ici veut dire veut dire l'un ou l'autre selon le cas (as appropriate), le cas échéant

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 14:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 126
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