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 02/29/2012 04:17:56 PM · #1
Which is correct?

The qualified person for the XYZ Project is J.Face PGeo, ABC President & CEO.

or

The qualified person for the XYZ Project is J.Face PGeo, ABC's President & CEO.
 02/29/2012 04:21:29 PM · #2
I think I'd do it like this:

John Doe, President and CEO, ABC Corporation
 02/29/2012 04:22:02 PM · #3
We will NOT do your homework for you. Lol.

I believe the first one is correct, but I can't quite remember.
02/29/2012 04:22:10 PM · #4
I think they're both correct. As is "president & CEO of ABC" if you want to play it safe.

It's probably stylistic, but I'd do "J.Face PGeo, president & CEO of ABC, qualified for XYZ." To me it reads more naturally.
02/29/2012 04:47:33 PM · #5
I think (though not 100% sure) it would be something like:

ABC President - President OF ABC
ABC's President - President BELONGING TO ABC

Could be wrong though.
 02/29/2012 04:50:20 PM · #6
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.
 02/29/2012 04:51:01 PM · #7
No apostrophe would be correct. Real-World example:

ABC President Mike Lavery Says ABC’s Future is the CMR

Kammi Altig, Communications Manager

"ABC President and Managing Director Michael Lavery opened today’s conference with insightful commentary on the future of ABC and its members. His message? The future of ABC is the CMR."

R.
 02/29/2012 04:51:29 PM · #8
Originally posted by Spork99:
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.


This, but I believe you should have a comma after ABC.
 02/29/2012 04:52:11 PM · #9
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.


This, but I believe you should have a comma after ABC.


yes
02/29/2012 04:56:37 PM · #10
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.


This, but I believe you should have a comma after ABC.


yes

We are an unstoppable team, Spork. In other news, I'm about to PM you, because you have a 50mm f/1.4 and I'm considering upgrading.
 02/29/2012 05:20:34 PM · #11
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.


This, but I believe you should have a comma after ABC.


yes

We are an unstoppable team, Spork. In other news, I'm about to PM you, because you have a 50mm f/1.4 and I'm considering upgrading.


I think you should upgrade to it. I have one and I love it. It's my everyday lens also. :)
 02/29/2012 05:28:34 PM · #12
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by SwordandScales:
Originally posted by Spork99:
J.Face PGeo, the President & CEO of ABC is the qualified person for the XYZ Project.


This, but I believe you should have a comma after ABC.


yes

We are an unstoppable team, Spork. In other news, I'm about to PM you, because you have a 50mm f/1.4 and I'm considering upgrading.


Replied.
 02/29/2012 05:32:54 PM · #13
The future is the acronym.
 02/29/2012 08:02:41 PM · #14
IMO, the XYZ Project is much too important to leave it in the hands of someone like J.Face.
 02/29/2012 08:41:19 PM · #15
I really can't say which would be correct. U R from Canaedia, so's it ain't like U speak for realz inglish.
 02/29/2012 09:03:48 PM · #16
Originally posted by ambaker:
I really can't say which would be correct. U R from Canaedia, so's it ain't like U speak for realz inglish.


Fo shizzle, my nizzle
 02/29/2012 09:43:33 PM · #17
I didnt' read through them but the possesive; ABC's is scorrect. It shows whos president.
 02/29/2012 10:32:27 PM · #18
Originally posted by daveinar:
I didnt' read through them but the possesive; ABC's is scorrect. It shows whos president.


The major stylebooks say otherwise. "Chrysler Corp president, Lee Iacocca", not "Chrysler Corp's president..."

R.
 02/29/2012 10:32:27 PM · #19
Originally posted by daveinar:
I didnt' read through them but the possesive; ABC's is scorrect. It shows whos president.


The major stylebooks say otherwise. "Chrysler Corp president, Lee Iacocca", not "Chrysler Corp's president..."

R.
 02/29/2012 10:36:52 PM · #20
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by daveinar:
I didnt' read through them but the possesive; ABC's is scorrect. It shows whos president.


The major stylebooks say otherwise. "Chrysler Corp president, Lee Iacocca", not "Chrysler Corp's president..."

R.


Just to be a real PITA, put a period after Corp. or spell Corporation completely. (I can't help it. I used to work in a law office... ;()
 02/29/2012 11:33:19 PM · #21
I haven't looked at a style book in years and I certainly have herd the usage you advocate but I still don't think it is correct in formal writing. Perhaps it is acceptable in journalism?
 02/29/2012 11:43:34 PM · #22
I hate to say it, among the opposition, but I think the apostrophe one is correct.
 02/29/2012 11:50:44 PM · #23
Originally posted by daveinar:
I haven't looked at a style book in years and I certainly have herd the usage you advocate but I still don't think it is correct in formal writing. Perhaps it is acceptable in journalism?


If anything, the opposite is true; the non-possessive usage is distinctly formal, the possessive usage is more colloquial. For what it's worth, the usage is of the same vintage as the very formal "Chrysler Corporation have declared a dividend for fiscal year 2011", not "has declared"... The Corporation is a plural entity, not a singular one.

Bottom line; I think today both usages are correct. I think the more formal and traditional stylebooks, like NYT or Chicago Manual, prefer the non-possessive usage.

R.
 03/01/2012 04:46:51 AM · #24
I'm in the Bear camp, but I also think that it depends on the context of the writing as a whole. Is the subject the "office" of the corporation's president, or the man who is the president of the corporation? But then, I'm not American or Canadian.
 03/01/2012 07:48:00 AM · #25
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
The Corporation is a plural entity, not a singular one.

Hmmm ... better let the SCOTUS know about this ...
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