It's not exactly clear what Executive Directors you may be referring to, or what agencies. The President DOES have the power to appoint and dismiss the Attorney General of the US though.
Write a will! That is the way to appoint someone executor of the estate.
A Corporation is owned by shareholders who elect directors, who appoint officers.
executive
executive.
Any agency of the Executive Branch who is either not elected or is not protected by Civil Service. This includes the Directors of MOST(all?) state agencies since they usually all serve "at the pleasure of" the elected Governor.
The Executive branch.
executive branch
The executive appoints such, as they report to him. In the United States, this is the President.
Executive branch officials are chosen by the governor by no specific criteria. It is completely up to the governor to select and appoint his cabinet members.
Appoint individuals to serve within the executive and judicial branches of government.
Appoint individuals to serve within the executive and judicial branches of government
That can vary a lot. At the least, they appoint (by voting or other means) the executive officers of the company, not the least of which is the CEO. They set the general parameters of the company, and guide the direction of it. That's a lot of power. As to duties, all Directors have various fiduciary duties no matter what, and these are prescribed by law. Additionally, the bylaws or regulations of the company - as well as it's original charter - may assign duties to the Directors. But as I said, it can vary a lot.