What's the difference between president, chairman and general manager?

Legal analysis: the president and general manager belong to the company's senior management, and the chairman is the person in charge of the company's board of directors. 1, the position is different, the president refers to the CEO of the company, the chairman refers to the person in charge of the board of directors of the company's internal institutions, and the general manager refers to the main executor who manages the company's internal operations. The position of the chairman is higher than that of the president and the general manager; 2. Different responsibilities. In the company's internal institutional system, the board of directors is responsible for the decision-making of major business plans and the arrangement of major internal business matters, while the chairman belongs to the position of head of the company.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) Company Law.

Article 109 The board of directors shall have a chairman and may have a vice-chairman. The chairman and vice-chairman are elected by the board of directors by more than half of all directors. The chairman shall convene and preside over the meeting of the board of directors and check the implementation of the resolutions of the board of directors. The vice chairman assists the chairman. If the chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, the vice chairman shall perform his duties; If the vice chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, more than half of the directors shall jointly recommend a director to perform his duties.

Article 113 A joint stock limited company shall have a manager, whose appointment or dismissal shall be decided by the board of directors. The provisions of Article 49 of this Law concerning the functions and powers of managers of limited liability companies shall apply to managers of joint stock limited companies.

Article 114 Where a director concurrently serves as the manager, the board of directors of the company may decide that one director concurrently serves as the manager.