Question about business cards

I prefer "R&D Deputy Director." or "Deputy Director, R&D"

Gino76 "Deputy Director, R&D"

My vote goes here too.

"Deputy Director, R&D" I think

Hmmm.

I wouldn't take Deputy Director, R&D to mean that you were DD of just that department. I would assume you were a DD of the entire company and just working in the R&D dept.

Ony R&D DD would mean to me that you were Deputy Director of that specific department only.

Perhaps it depends how the company is set up. Possibly British company law is different to yours. The w

The Deputy Director it's not me.
Anyway, how do you call someoune who is the "second-in-command" of the R&D Director? I think t

Nona The BritHmmm.

I wouldn't take Deputy Director, R&D to mean that you were DD of just that department. I would assume you were a DD of the entire company and just working in the R&D dept.

Ony R&D DD would mean to me that you were Deputy Director of that specific department only.

Perhaps it depends how the company is set up. Possibly British c

Nona, that's interesting. Here, it's much more common to put your title, then a comma, and then your department. I'm Manager, Corporate Communications. My boss's boss is Vice President, Communications. Would it be more natural to you that I be Corporate Communications Manager?

Deputy Director says clearly to me that you report to the director as his second in command - although (now that

Yes I'd be happier with Corporate Communications Manager. (and I'd also be happy with Deputy R&D Director!). You also get Director of Corporate Communications.

In the UK we tend to use Assistant rather than Deputy or vice.

Goodness! No wonder it's hard for people to decide.

Indeed. There are no absolute right or wrongs.

I run my own one-man-band business (similar to yours I believe) and as far as I'm concerned my job title is Head Honcho.