The phrase "a joint director" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person who shares the responsibilities of directing a project or organization with one or more other individuals.
Example: "As a joint director of the film, she collaborated closely with her co-director to ensure a cohesive vision."
Alternatives: "co-director" or "shared director".
"In most of the areas affected by the floods, their entire economy is based on tourism," said A.K. Dwivedi, a joint director in the state tourism department.
"It was a mistake," admits Pradip Gaikwad, a doctor who retired last year as a joint director of Maharashtra's leprosy programme, which has recorded the third-highest number of cases, after the programmes of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
"These are the finest particles we are inhaling and can get deep inside the lungs," says Gufran Beig, a joint director at the Indian institute of tropical meteorology, who oversees research at the stations.
In 2012, a joint director at the Forest Survey of India, which prepares the report, took on his own organisation when he flagged the discrepancy between the official forest data for the northeastern state of Meghalaya, which showed an increase in cover, and what he saw happening on the ground: forests being destroyed by illegal mills and mining.
Ravi Sawani joined the International Cricket Council, the sport's world governing body, in 2007 as the chief investigator and general manager of its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), having been a joint director of special crimes at India's Central Bureau of Investigation.
Christine Fitt, a joint director at the company, said the factory's closure would have a big effect on the business.
In a statement, Dr Caron Grainger, joint director for public health for NHS Coventry and Coventry city council, said: "The preliminary postmortem results have revealed a serious underlying medical condition which was likely to have caused death.
"Mike Cuddy will step down from day to day management of the rugby operation and will also relinquish his position as a joint managing director with immediate effect.
In a joint statement, director Khan and honorary chairman Sutcliffe said: "We are sorry Mick has chosen to leave because we wanted him to stay longer with us after the tremendous job he has done in difficult circumstances.
The film opens with a "pretty, but ordinary girl" (Canadian cartoonist and television producer Stephanie Betts, whom joint director Tim Piper later married) entering and sitting down in a studio.
Aasiya Riaz, Pakistan, is joint director of Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), an independent research and training institution strengthening democratic governance in Pakistan.
