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Chief Operating Officer

Spanish translation: director de operaciones

16:44 Oct 25, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / cargo en un hospital
English term or phrase: Chief Operating Officer
Se trata de un cargo/función en un hospital canadiense.
Figura así, sin más explicación en un CV
Anne Lombard (X)
Local time: 12:13
Spanish translation:director de operaciones
Explanation:
Es una forma de denominar los cargos ejecutivos que se ha puesto muy en voga en EE.UU. en los '90. Como en América Latina tratamos de no complicarnos la vida, le decimos simplemente "director de operaciones", que de eso se trata.
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Mario La Gatto
Brazil
Local time: 07:13
Grading comment
Gracias a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4director de operaciones
Mario La Gatto


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
chief operating officer
director de operaciones


Explanation:
Es una forma de denominar los cargos ejecutivos que se ha puesto muy en voga en EE.UU. en los '90. Como en América Latina tratamos de no complicarnos la vida, le decimos simplemente "director de operaciones", que de eso se trata.

Mario La Gatto
Brazil
Local time: 07:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias a todos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lindsey Crawford
1 min
agree  hecdan (X)
27 mins
agree  Graciela Fondo
2 hrs
agree  Virginia Namino
12 hrs
neutral  Victor Yin: De acuerdo, aunque Jefe de Operaciones se prefiere para cargos en terreno; Director de Operaciones se usa para cargos de escritorio y planificación central.
8 days
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