Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Führungspersönlichkeit
English translation:
top executive
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Aug 15, 2007 00:03
16 yrs ago
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German term
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Führungspersönlichkeit
German to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
company museum
Information to be read by English-speaking visitors to a German automotive seating company's museum. Leafing through my thesaurus I found "high-muck-a-mucks" but fear this would not capture the right tone :) One of the two Führungspersönlichkeiten is the outgoing CEO of the company, so they are both high-level managers.
Der Erfolg ist dabei vor allem auch auf Engagement und Leistungsfähigkeit der Menschen an allen Positionen zurückzuführen. Die Vorzeichen für eine positive Weiterentwicklung von X GmbH sind sehr gut – auch symbolisiert durch den Generationswechsel an der Spitze. Zwei wichtige Führungspersönlichkeiten übergaben ihr gut „bestelltes“ Feld in den letzten Jahren:
Der Erfolg ist dabei vor allem auch auf Engagement und Leistungsfähigkeit der Menschen an allen Positionen zurückzuführen. Die Vorzeichen für eine positive Weiterentwicklung von X GmbH sind sehr gut – auch symbolisiert durch den Generationswechsel an der Spitze. Zwei wichtige Führungspersönlichkeiten übergaben ihr gut „bestelltes“ Feld in den letzten Jahren:
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | high-level executive |
Susan Zimmer
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| 3 +2 | management leading light/guru |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | management personality, figure |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 | top brass |
Katarina Peters
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| 3 | leadership figures |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 3 | workaround |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 3 | Charismatic... |
noleja
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Proposed translations
+6
44 mins
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
Related KudoZ points
:
71
Selected
high-level executive
...I would think is the safest bet. Or top-level executives.
Of course, if you really want to go colloquial, there's always the head honcho.....
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or
top gun
big cheese
big enchilada
Of course, if you really want to go colloquial, there's always the head honcho.....
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Note added at 50 mins (2007-08-15 00:54:48 GMT)
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or
top gun
big cheese
big enchilada
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually submitted David's "leading lights" but the agency's excellent proofreader changed it to top executives. So Susie's the winner. Thanks everyone."
+2
20 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Specializes in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
254
management leading light/guru
maybe ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Frosty
: Yeah, leading lights - even if lots of them are in reality as dim as TocH lamps!
27 mins
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thanks Frosty :)
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: I like "guru" (it's subjective, after all)
11 hrs
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thanks Francis L :)
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27 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
29
top brass
:)
3 hrs
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
148
leadership figures
Possibility
6 hrs
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
:
256
workaround
I think this asks for a workaround.
"...two important managers in leadership positions ..."
Just "leaders" would not have been enough, but the "Führung" has to be in there somewhere.
"...two important managers in leadership positions ..."
Just "leaders" would not have been enough, but the "Führung" has to be in there somewhere.
+1
10 hrs
management personality, figure
Why not go for the literal translation? "two key management personalities/figures..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
23 hrs
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1 day 19 hrs
Charismatic...
Charismatic leading execs, charismatic managers, charismatic leaders of the company, etc.
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