Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
État-major
English translation:
SPG (Strategic Planning Group).
Added to glossary by
Willis
Apr 2, 2006 22:51
18 yrs ago
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French term
État-major
French to English
Bus/Financial
Management
This has nothing to do with people in green, grey, brown uniform or camouflage outfits, and everything to do with (mainly) men in expensively-tailored business suits.
Quite a number of French-language businesses have started giving this name (i.e. État-major) to the unit which co-ordinates the activities of the undertaking across either the parent company or the Group as a whole.
Has anyone come across something other than / better than 'CEO's Office'?
In fact, the CEO's Office can be just one unit within the 'État-major'.
Many thanks,
Willis
Quite a number of French-language businesses have started giving this name (i.e. État-major) to the unit which co-ordinates the activities of the undertaking across either the parent company or the Group as a whole.
Has anyone come across something other than / better than 'CEO's Office'?
In fact, the CEO's Office can be just one unit within the 'État-major'.
Many thanks,
Willis
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MikeGarcia
Spain
Spain
Specializes in field
Spain
LAWYER+FORMER BANKER+FINANCIAL EXPERT+
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
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SPG (Strategic Planning Group).
Source: My own eperience as a banker during almost 30 years. That's the day - to - day term.-
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-04-03 09:09:17 GMT)
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"experience". Sorry. A typo.-
Generally these "think tank" units depend from the COO's or CEO's office.-
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-04-03 09:09:17 GMT)
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"experience". Sorry. A typo.-
Generally these "think tank" units depend from the COO's or CEO's office.-
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Comment: "This hits the nail on the head.
Thank you, Miguel"
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The Executive
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or "Management". You hear both these terms used.
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La Classe
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PFB (X)
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Comment: "I'm sorry, but I have to disagree strongly with the proposal that 'management' is the equivalent. It is too broad, reaches way down the hierarchical pyramid and does not express the decision making group which is very near the pinnacle of decision making in a large business.
'Executive', my information suggests, is not a term used in business contexts for a specific division or hierarchical group at the pinnacle. At the most, it applies to individual persons.
Willis"
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Headquaters / Office of Directing Staff (ODS)
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Headquaters
Office of Directing Staff
source: GDT
I think Willis is asking about "OFFICE"...
Office of Directing Staff
source: GDT
I think Willis is asking about "OFFICE"...
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"Corporate StrategyGroup", headed by the "Chief of Staff" to the COO or CEO.
"État-major" refers to the concept in the military, of the "staff", or "joint staff" very different form the civilian meaning of "personnel". The term is NOT used in English. However the concept does indeed exist under various names.The most common is the one I gave. The "Chief of Staff" is usually a Senior VP who is empowered to lead his senior management colleagues in strategic planning, and who has some high-priced help (boy wonders) to assist him.
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It is neither the "Executive committee" (or "executive")nor "the Senior Management Team" which are groupings of the heads of ALL business functions and not just the strategy-oriented group reflected in the "état-major" or the English concept of Corporate Strategy group
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It is neither the "Executive committee" (or "executive")nor "the Senior Management Team" which are groupings of the heads of ALL business functions and not just the strategy-oriented group reflected in the "état-major" or the English concept of Corporate Strategy group
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Julie Barber
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Executive Committee
See link to business update website below. It contains a reference to the 'etat-major' when talking about the 'Comité exécutif':
Philippe Blavier, 60 ans, membre du Comité exécutif du Groupe et responsable de la banque de financement et d'investissement de BNP Paribas (BFI) et Bernard Allorent, 61 ans, responsable mondial des risques, vont prochainement prendre leur retraite.
Jacques d'Estais, 46 ans, précédemment responsable du Fixed Income, succèdera à Philippe Blavier au comité exécutif et à la tête de BFI. Michel Konczaty, 54 ans, précédemment responsable des financements structurés à BFI, succèdera à Bernard Allorent comme responsable mondial des risques du Groupe.
A la suite de ces nominations, plusieurs évolutions vont intervenir au sein de l'étatmajor de BFI :
it goes on to discuss the positions of all the senior management / directors
Philippe Blavier, 60 ans, membre du Comité exécutif du Groupe et responsable de la banque de financement et d'investissement de BNP Paribas (BFI) et Bernard Allorent, 61 ans, responsable mondial des risques, vont prochainement prendre leur retraite.
Jacques d'Estais, 46 ans, précédemment responsable du Fixed Income, succèdera à Philippe Blavier au comité exécutif et à la tête de BFI. Michel Konczaty, 54 ans, précédemment responsable des financements structurés à BFI, succèdera à Bernard Allorent comme responsable mondial des risques du Groupe.
A la suite de ces nominations, plusieurs évolutions vont intervenir au sein de l'étatmajor de BFI :
it goes on to discuss the positions of all the senior management / directors
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