12:50 Sep 11, 2009 

Japanese companies seemed to have the following categories of people: Directors ― nominated and approved by shareholders, who meet only once a month; Officers ― employed by the company, who work full-time for the company, managing day-to-day operation, consisting of a president, senior managing directors, etc. ; Regular employees ― general managers, and other employees. Am I correct? And in American corporations, do "Employees" include directors, officers, and regular employees? That is my original question. Sorry I was not clear enough.

11:50 Sep 11, 2009 

In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, employee is:
one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employee

"Below the executive" does not include board of directors in general definition, but in large companies, there are many employed directors. 日本語で言う雇われ社長でしょうか。

10:55 Sep 11, 2009 

In my question, the Japanese word, "役職員" does include "役員" and "職員."

My question was whether the English word, "Employees" includes directors, too.