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The phrase "a former director" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who previously held the position of director but no longer does.
Example: "After years of dedicated service, she stepped down as a former director to pursue other opportunities."
Alternatives: "an ex-director" or "a past director".
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Richard Sambrook is a former director of BBC News.
A former director at Bendix added.
He is a former director of Guardian Australia.
State Representative Richard J. Backes of Glenburn, a former director.
She is a former director, not the current one.
He was a former director of the Reynolds Aluminum Corporation.
· Greg Dyke is a former director general of the BBC.
Her father, a former director general of I.B.M.
You are a former director of the National Cancer Institute.
Mr. Gut is also a former director of Swissair.
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Vittorio Grilli, who becomes deputy finance minister, is a former director-general of the treasury.
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a former editor
a former governing
a former headmistress
a former head
a former administrator
a past director
a long time director
a former leading
a former ambassador
a former chain-smoker
a former classical-music
a former seminarian
a traditional director
a former president
a former soldier
a commercial director
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