BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: General Manager
- a manager whose work encompasses all areas of an organization. A general manager is traditionally a nonspecialist, has a working knowledge of all aspects of an organization's activities, and oversees all operating functions. In large companies and the public sector, specialist managers with expert knowledge may control departments, while a general manager provides unifying leadership from the top.
Additional Resources
- LOTUS GENERAL MANAGER IN CHINA APPOINTED
- AsiaInfo Services 11-20-1996 Lotus General Manager in China Appointed CHINA, November 20, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- Mr. Pi Zhuoding is appointed as Lotus General Manager in China Region. Mr. Pi once was general manager of the Operation Depart ...
- Research articles 1996-11-20
- The general manager as your chief sales executive?(Bridal Industry)
- Should the general manager have his/her own accounts? Yes. Today, the more urgent nature of our business has pushed the general manager from "overseer" and "supervisor of the sales director" to a heavily involved sales manager in Should the general manager have his/her own accounts?...
- Research articles 2003-11-03
- Sample Hotel General Manager Cover Letter
- Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of hotel general manager. The job applicant in this hotel general manager cover letter makes sure the hiring manager knows about his experience as the general manager of a hotel chain. Hotel general manager cover letters should include...
- Tools & templates 2009-01-01
- Jim MacDonald: a GM with court savvy.(general manager at KSMO-TV, Kansas City, Missouri)
- As general manager at KSMO-TV Kansas City, Mo., and earlier as general sales manager at a string of stations around the country, Jim MacDonald has worked magic at boosting revenue. And he'll always be the first to tell you about it. ...
- Research articles 1995-11-06
- TCI taps Brown as new GM for Westchester system. (TCI of Westchester; general manager; Scott Brown)
- In the midst of a major rebuild and extensive franchise negotiations, TCI of Westchester, N.Y., replaced longtime general manager Ira Birnbaum with Scott Brown, the general manager of TCI's Pinellas County, Fla., system. Lloyd Riddle, state manag In the midst of a...
- Research articles 1993-09-06
- SHANGHAI VOLKSWAGEN TO SEE OFF GENERAL MANAGER CHEN ZHIXIN
- AsiaInfo Services 10-17-2007 Shanghai Volkswagen to See off General Manager Chen Zhixin SHANGHAI, Oct 17, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Chen Zhixin, general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., will leave the Sino-German venture AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2007-10-17
- Sinclair has tapped Marshall Porter, senior VP, general manager and corporate director of sales, for Citadel and its WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to head up WMSN-TV Madison, Wis.(On the move)
- Sinclair has tapped Marshall Porter, senior VP, general manager and corporate director of sales, for Citadel and its WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to head up WMSN-TV Madison, Wis., as general manager. Porter is no stranger to the state, having once work Sinclair has tapped...
- Research articles 2003-11-03
- Jack high at WRC-TV. (Station Break).(Michael Jack, new president and general manager)(Brief Article)
- Michael Jack, general manager of NBC O&O WCMH-TV Columbus, Ohio, has been named president and general manager of NBC's WRC-TV Washington, D.C. He replaces Linda Sullivan, who last month took over at NBC'S newly acquired KNTVTV San Jose, ...
- Research articles 2002-06-24
- MOTOROLA APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER IN CHINA
- AsiaInfo Services 09-12-1996 Motorola Appoints New General Manager in China CHINA, September 12, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- The Information System Group of Motorola announced the appointment of its new general manager in China, Mr. Lu Tao. Lu ...
- Research articles 1996-09-12
- InFocus Appoints New Senior Vice President and General Manager of Americas Business Unit
- DVD News 12-22-2003 InFocus Appoints New Senior Vice President and General Manager of Americas Business Unit DVD NEWS-22 December 2003-InFocus Appoints New Senior Vice President and General Manager of Americas Business Unit C1999- 2003 DVD Ne DVD News ...
- Research articles 2003-12-22
- VIEWSONIC CHINA APPOINTS NEW GENERAL-MANAGER
- AsiaInfo Services 08-20-2004 ViewSonic China Appoints New General-Manager BEIJING, Aug 20, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- ViewSonic recently declared to appoint Li Dexiao to be the general manager of ViewSonic China.Lin Zhongyun, the original le AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2004-08-20
- Revlon's Elshaw expands role to Europe ...(Chris Elshaw, general manager)(Brief Article)
- Chris Elshaw pictured left, who was appointed general manager for Revlon UK and Ireland only last summer, has had his remit extended to become general manager UK, Ireland and Euro International. Chris Elshaw pictured left, who was appointed general manager for Revlon UK and...
- Research articles 2003-02-28
- Applied Biosystems named Carl W. Hull, formerly CEO of Applied Imaging, as vice president and general manager of Real-Time PCR Systems and Microarrays
- * Applied Biosystems named Carl W. Hull, formerly CEO of Applied Imaging, as vice president and general manager of Real-Time PCR Systems and Microarrays. Stephen J. Kondor was named vice president and general manager of Genetic Analysis. Most recently, he was vice president and general manager for Fisher Scientific with...
- Research articles 2005-03-31
- Franchise leadership: transitioning from GM to regional manager; making the move from restaurant general manager to regional manager of a franchise operation can be one of the most challenging transitions in the restaurant industry, according to those who
- "The biggest thing you have to adjust to is the fact that you can't always be in charge," says Scott Kratzke, who years ago went from being general manager of a family-restaurant operation to becoming regional manager for T.G.I. Friday's operations in the Midwest. "When you're a regional manager, the...
- Research articles 2004-04-26
- Seattle Times announces new TDI vice president/general manager and advertising marketing manager hires
- SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 2, 1996--The Seattle Times Co. has named Frank Peak as vice-president/general manager for Times Distribution Inc. TDI -- a Times subsidiary -- effective Nov. 4, 1996. Peak will report to Dan Langdon, general manager for Rotary Offset Press. As vice-president/general manager of...
- Research articles 1996-12-02
- Sample Hotel Assistant General Manager Cover Letter
- Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of hotel assistant general manager. A hotel assistant general manager cover letter can be just the document you need to catch the attention of the hiring manager at a hotel - especially if you include what is most...
- Tools & templates 2009-01-01
- Greg Brown Named General Manager of the Hilton Boston Back Bay
- BOSTON -- Greg Brown has been named general manager of the 385-room Hilton Boston Back Bay. A veteran Hilton employee for 26 years, Brown arrives in Boston after a five-month temporary assignment as general manager of the Doubletree Plymouth Meeting. Prior to that, he had served since 1999 as general...
- Research articles 2005-12-13
- HP Vice President Dieter Hoehn to retire; Richard Kniss to become Analytical Products Group general manager
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 2, 1995-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that Dieter Hoehn, HP vice president and general manager of the Analytical Products Group APG, will retire in 1996. Richard D. Kniss, general manager of HP's Optical Communication Division, will succeed Hoehn as general manager of APG on May...
- Research articles 1995-03-02
- HP Names Helleboid As General Manager Of Its Network And System Management Division; New General Manager Set to Expand the Success of HP's Industry-leading OpenView Program
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 16, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that Olivier Helleboid, former general manager of HP's Cupertino, Calif.-based Commercial Systems Division, has been named general manager of the Network and System Management Division.
- Research articles 1996-01-16
- Travelocity.(Allied Fields)(Chris McAndrews named senior VP, advertising sales and general manager at Nationalgeographic.com)(Brief Article)
- CHRIS MCANDREWS, senior VP, leisure travel, partner marketing/general manager, Travelocity, San ... CHRIS MCANDREWS, senior VP, leisure travel, partner marketing/general manager, Travelocity, San Francisco, named senior VP, advertising sales and general manager, Nationalgeographic.com, Washington.
- Research articles 2003-10-27
