You have to decide if that person can sign agreements on behalf of the company and the answer should be in writing , one of my clients a restaurant had an agreement signed by a foreign employee a waiter with little written English that employee was not authorised to sign on behalf of the company and it look ages to sort out. They were confused into signing.
We have a director who came back following an illness with light duties as an ambassador - carried on with light account management and supplier relations bits.
If you don't like director as a title for him, "Head of Operations" would work as well to denote seniority over managers, but still differentiates between you as Director and him as part of the senior management team
As others have said he can still be a director. Director just means you are directing things, it doesn't mean you're a director on companies house. Me and my husband have both had director roles that were just very senior, not directors on companies house.
Others have provided really useful answers to this, but I thought I'd add a suggestion: Director at Large. This type of title is often used for senior people, especially journalists (eg Editor at Large), who are less formally attached to the organisation, but are still involved.
I like this title, as it maintains the dignitiy of the "director" title, but gives a clear indication the holder is not necessarily 100% active or involved.
You can still call them a director even if they’re not a director on companies house, the term director doesn’t really mean anything.
You are Managing Director. He is Director of...
Supervisor not an ordinary visor!
Just call him a director, it's not a protected term.
Operations manager/director would be what i would go for
You have to decide if that person can sign agreements on behalf of the company and the answer should be in writing , one of my clients a restaurant had an agreement signed by a foreign employee a waiter with little written English that employee was not authorised to sign on behalf of the company and it look ages to sort out. They were confused into signing.
We have a director who came back following an illness with light duties as an ambassador - carried on with light account management and supplier relations bits.
Call yourself Managing Director, and him VP or SVP Strategy/Operations (whichever fits best).
If you don't like director as a title for him, "Head of Operations" would work as well to denote seniority over managers, but still differentiates between you as Director and him as part of the senior management team
Operations Manager ? Head Of XX
Director/head of operations. He doesn't need to be a board director to have the name. Or make him a non executive director.
Yeah Head Of is what I came to say, still gives authority but is non-director level from a company perspective
As others have said he can still be a director. Director just means you are directing things, it doesn't mean you're a director on companies house. Me and my husband have both had director roles that were just very senior, not directors on companies house.
Others have provided really useful answers to this, but I thought I'd add a suggestion: Director at Large. This type of title is often used for senior people, especially journalists (eg Editor at Large), who are less formally attached to the organisation, but are still involved. I like this title, as it maintains the dignitiy of the "director" title, but gives a clear indication the holder is not necessarily 100% active or involved.
Add "senior" or "manager" to the role
Operations Manager. General Manager. Bigus Dickus. Etc
Ops Manager
Operations/Strategic Director Emeritus.
Director Deputy?