Synonym of acting director

manager administrator chief head boss chairman leader supervisor controller governor principal chair executive superintendent chairperson chairwoman organiser organizer CEO kingpin MD overseer premier president administrant archon bigwig exec gaffer producer baas chief executive helmer honcho managing director sherang top dog big cheese head honcho player skipper big wheel Mister Big numero uno big person executive officer key player member of the board person upstairs top person master foreman captain employer ruler commander officer headman official chieftain taskmaster boss man superior chancellor sachem entrepreneur President dean foreperson tycoon provost owner conductor lord head person padrone big shot big gun rector helmsman warden industrialist jefe businessperson head man forewoman proprietor authority financier moderator businessman inspector guide comptroller higher-up elder straw boss senior dealer agent mistress dominator headmaster minister custodian ringleader steward big kahuna monitor capitalist chief executive officer businesswoman person in charge monarch prex prexy magnate high muckamuck speaker bureaucrat presider functionary prolocutor vice chancellor taskperson mandarin line manager commissioner merchant spokesperson brass headmistress fat cat suit number one adviser commanding officer top banana baron business person head teacher sovereign manageress trader business executive marshal executive director guru figurehead convener operator co super curator zookeeper mogul dignitary commandant counsellor wheel counselor magistrate keeper presiding officer big white chief overlord front office slave driver kahuna viceroy better merchandiser big noise representative top brass trafficker patron contractor wheeler-dealer judge high-up caretaker impresario doyen mentor king patriarch suzerain tsar watchdog prince duty officer promoter dictator speculator prepositus heavyweight VIP general ganger introducer head woman guv'nor prez broker taskmistress lord and master head of department pilot supremo spokesman board member czar big businessman regulator mayor disciplinarian nabob grandee skip mover and shaker MC office-holder appointee buyer and seller tutor old man officeholder office-bearer team leader Mr Big Big Chief Big Daddy public servant prime minister lead-off person higher up commander in chief apparatchik shop steward top office bearer master of ceremonies big enchilada father of the chapel civil servant tribal chief maestro guardian conservator bossman driver checker jailer regent consul admin ambassador ariki liege headteacher partner arranger fixer headliner tyrant spearhead prime mover top woman top man senior manager senior administrator senior official POTUS sitter examiner top cat helm handler doyenne coryphée director general headship preceptor management corporation establishment slavedriver outfit juice person expert brass hat pedagog trainer matriarch pedagogue reins superior commander hierarchy big Chief big Daddy liege lord chargehand director-general coordinator overling meal ticket gaoler pundit determiner induna grieve maistry flag-bearer flag carrier workers big cheese macher Capt. pusher ramrod overman chief administrator jack-in-office venture capitalist seneschal proconsul guv bailiff intendant head of school driver's seat CFO royalty pilot in command four-striper cap critic incumbent panjandrum top drawer brains secretary treasurer toastmaster big boss invigilator observer magnifico millionaire billionaire multimillionaire enterpriser gubernatorial leader storekeeper spokeswoman pannikin boss Big Brother pit boss faculty head nestor symposiarch lion Napoleon zillionaire squillionaire potentate arbiter intermediary middleman chief of state standard-bearer captain of industry investor merchant prince top executive plutocrat mastermind department head legislator professor lead tack ecclesiastic auditor founder hustler whizz-kid go-getter high-flyer impressario undertaker backer supervisory body instructorship professorate mistress of ceremonies mother of the chapel throne tutorship position of control fellowship CO franchiser organization person gray flannel suit career person tradesperson working woman big-time operator tradesman C.O. wealthy businessman don kingfish floor man floorwalker teacher commercial intermediary listener eaves-dropper informant proctor queen buyer wholesaler manufacturer elder statesman college head head of faculty university official emperor wealthy person princess commander-in-chief confidant office holder committee member organization administrator distributor shopkeeper marketeer vendor seller chief officer C in C high priest high priestess point person consultant therapist floor manager retailer purveyor supplier C.-in-C. torchbearer big name big hitter vender homme d'affaires main man guidance counsellor

regisseur supervisor auteur choreographer controller producer stage director

impresario producer manager organiser organizer arranger controller fixer promoter promotor publicist showman agent conductor entertainer entrepreneur financier maestro showperson sponsor stage manager business manager money man administrator regisseur advocate supporter champion backer booster proponent campaigner protagonist exponent upholder hierophant espouser advocator helper gospeller apostle friend herald gospeler tub-thumper expounder paladin mainstay stalwart marketer ally high priest endorser advertiser follower true believer white knight developer PR woman PR man

mastermind architect engineer organiser organizer genius manager intellect planner author mind authority brain brainbox brains deviser initiator originator inventor virtuoso instigator intelligence prime mover bright spark rocket scientist designer developer schemer arranger coordinator creator proposer city planner town planner urban planner promoter controller facilitator producer campaigner general strategist builder fabricator contriver couturier artificer stylist negotiator diplomat techie sights manipulator technie surveyor tactician executive administrator spin doctor father intellectual founder expert scholar egghead maker wizard sage begetter academic brainiac thinker boffin founding father highbrow Einstein pundit framer establisher pioneer philosopher bluestocking bookworm polymath whiz master whizz generator mother savant institutor maven clever clogs prodigy inaugurator instituter sire learned person specialist bookish person scientist intellectualist wiz geek nerd academician longhair pandit fundi doctor woman of letters man of letters innovator double-dome walking encyclopedia professor researcher guru discoverer Solomon mahatma introducer formulator maestro shaper parent neoteric intelligentsia bookman artist alpha geek agent Brahmin don intelligent person pointy-head gifted child wise person master-hand technician coiner composer writer experimenter grandfather pedant literato maharishi learner illuminato constructor know-it-all patriarch beginner theorist clever person benefactor draughtsman cause forebearer forefather patron draftsperson draughtswoman draftsman draftswoman theoretician ideologist acca rabbi cerebrum Nestor psyche head critic augur litterateur tool disciple illuminati teacher gnome grind master builder person of letters wise man casuist sophist student braintruster mentor adviser judge professional source connoisseur avant-garde arbiter motivator oracle horse's mouth high priest buff hotshot adept wonk ninja brilliant person whiz kid mental giant idiot savant

lynchpin chief cornerstone mainstay anchor basis co-ordinator foundation keystone mainspring pillar principal driving force key element main ingredient vital element buttress bulwark prop backbone linchpin standby dependance dependence reliance centrepiece bastion base strength maintainer crutch sustainer brace spine staff centerpiece supporter upholder stay central component support good right arm chief support bedrock key footing fundament groundwork root underpinning bottom centre heart core ground warp focus premise crux fundamental principle center starting point warp and woof foundation stone essential

maestro expert master virtuoso ace genius wizard adept artist authority cognoscente conductor connoisseur crackajack crackerjack dab fiend geek guru hand hotshot maven mavin meister prodigy proficient scholar shark sharp whiz dab hand fundi ninja whizz wonk marvel past master talent whiz kid pro professional doyen buff star specialist old hand pundit wiz boffin grandmaster champion veteran master hand aficionado demon savant skilled person sage phenomenon brain superstar artiste wunderkind old pro thinker winner egghead doyenne oracle alpha geek rocket scientist brainiac leader consultant hot shot one of the cognoscenti celebrity intellect judge practitioner whizz-kid obsessive intellectual hero doctor brains kingpin enthusiast something else top dog big shot big cheese something to shout about walking encyclopedia something to write home about bright spark old-timer luminary icon face mastermind critic wonder highbrow warhorse exponent vet stager Einstein brainbox heavyweight polymath mogul magician arbiter professor bookworm old stager philosopher old guard old soldier top hand gifted child top brass big wig intelligent person leading light master-hand clever clogs one and only number one trooper beast grand master cordon bleu insider victor fancier scientist powerhouse graduate resource person old master fanatic addict devotee technician top player great person real pro key player gifted person prima donna whiz-bang whizz kid up-and-comer high priest champ dillettante natural performer spellbinder aesthete dilettante appreciator academic retired soldier trouper dignitary aficionada esthete manager supervisor legend longtimer public figure shellback GI sourdough no slouch hot stuff big name wonder-worker miracle-worker bluestocking bravura player experienced person old school old warhorse specialist in expert judge of arbiter of taste authority on expert judge great VIP old salt guide marshal bible intellectualist pandit mentor adviser figure elite standout idol megastar academician czar boss kingfish textbook law brass governor aristocrat notable name worthy person experienced in something bookman nerd Bible exec executive brilliant person personality personage longhair Brahmin braintruster intelligentsia big kahuna official big noise big gun person of influence light guiding light top cat celeb bigwig mental giant cognoscenti analyst auger cereb commentator teacher solon pointy-head double-dome man of letters woman of letters avant-garde learned person bookish person ivory dome power elite vip city hall front office expert witness self-appointed expert idiot savant learned one member of a policy unit member of a think tank king sensation mind freak head fan lover nut girl wonder child prodigy boy wonder miracle junkie maniac afficionado junky sucker hound habitue portent spectacle bug fool flash caution splendor zealot curiosity jock stunner splendour rarity wiseguy pedant researcher inventor comer talented child phenom quiz kid source counsellor know-it-all theorist paragon counsel advisor headliner lead MVP eye-opener wonderful thing amazing thing ideal theoretician ideologist miracle worker consigliere counselor horse's mouth Nestor cerebrum Solomon psyche clever person heroine one for the books mahatma freelancer wise man casuist sophist student follower most valuable player adherent admirer groupie habitué rooter monster grotesque monstrosity mutation abnormality girl-genius child genius boy-genius enormity wonder child rare bird one in a million

fund manager trustee fund administrator

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acting ethically acting foolishly acting for acting haughtily acting honestly acting improperly acting device acting crazy acting correctly acting cool acting contrite acting company