Ex manager vs Former manager

Both 'ex manager' and 'former manager' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Ex manager' is more informal and is commonly used in casual conversations, while 'former manager' is more formal and professional. The choice between the two depends on the level of formality required in the communication.

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Ex manager

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts.

This phrase is used informally to refer to someone who used to be a manager but no longer holds that position. It is more commonly used in casual conversations.

Examples:

He's my ex manager, but we still keep in touch.
The ex manager of the company is now working for a different organization.

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Precious woods, rich drapes, L'appartamento Christophe-Nicolas Biot was conceived as a 5-star establishment, not by chance managed in tandem with William Seng, ex manager of Shangri La Spa.
In 1985 there was the turning point, as a result of the long standing experience and arrival in the firm of Dott. Mario Capra, ex manager Pirelli, who gave the firm a dynamic, highly professional orientation thanks to his unquestionable qualities.
Ex-manager. He let all of you guys go after Hayley disbanded the group.
Your ex-manager got you into it.
And tell Veronica her ex-manager won't be joining us for the meeting.
The guy was a friend of my ex-manager's and there was a contact.
I've got a lot of ex-boyfriends, a lot of ex-managers.
If she wouldn't have ditched town, I might not have gotten... to see your crazy ex-manager try to harpoon you.
After a confrontation between the two couples, Savage's ex-manager Miss Elizabeth allied herself with Rhodes and Sapphire and was instrumental in helping them win the WWF's first mixed tag-team match during WrestleMania VI.
If I asked about your ex-manager, would you deflect with some funny line or tell me what really happened?
Did you visit the ex-manager whenever you wanted to?
The film, based on the memories of his parents, siblings, ex-manager Jeff Tartakov, journalists, friends and musicians, retraces the tormented existence, the illness and the artistic career of a veritable cult hero.
Best practice has shown that older ex-managers are enabled to develop and update their skills to secure employment within organisations facing management skills shortages in the local labour market;
Evaluation of the managers' actions regarding the management of the condominium and possible responsibility actions towards ex-managers due to "bad management".
It was in this big city that the new coach was presented: Rudi Garcia, ex-Lille manager.
Compensation and related contributions to the ex General Manager of the Holding Company ( ) 841610
As if the German giants couldn't get any stronger, last summer they handed their managerial reigns over to ex Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola who has come in with a target of establishing Bayern as the number one team in Europe.
Millwall came out of administration, and new chairman Theo Paphitis appointed ex-West Ham United manager Billy Bonds as manager.
We got the ex-Wife, herd manager, and the artist.
Ex-head of design at Pininfarina, ex-Deputy General Manager at Ferrari ("I've been hanging around Maranello for over 40 years and designed eight Ferraris, so it was quite a feeling") and he can't disguise his pride in this latest creation.

Alternatives:

former manager
previous manager
past manager
prior manager
previous supervisor

Former manager

This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal contexts.

This phrase is used formally to refer to someone who used to be a manager but no longer holds that position. It is more commonly used in professional settings.

Examples:

The former manager of the department retired last year.
She is a former manager of the company and now runs her own business.

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Former manager of Shades Deep and founder of the jingle house Izzy was contracted to.
Talk to his former manager Guillermo Coppola?
In 1964 the former manager Vicente Montero made a motion for the stadium to be named Eladio Rosabal Cordero.
With the help of a former manager of a sports brand, the young man was able to make the 'magic shoes' that can be widened and lengthened.
Former manager at the Truth nightclub when Egan and St. Patrick were co-owners.
Dr Hal Puthoff, a former manager of the remote-viewing program (Schnabel 1997: cover).
Claudia Jung's first husband was her former manager Jürgen Evers, whom she married in Düsseldorf on 1 September 1993.
They admitted taking part in a revenge attack on the Wolverhampton offices of FM Revolver and their former manager, Paul Birch, after he re-promoted an earlier single.
After returning to the 31st Century, he would deal with an attempt on his life by his former manager, who had been released from prison.
On March 13, 2004, Valentine was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 by his former manager Jimmy Hart.
Paul di Resta and former manager Anthony Hamilton have resolved their legal dispute in an out of court settlement.
It is an app co-founded by Prince's former manager, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, and human rights activist Diana Frappier who aims to reduce prison rates in the United States.
At SummerSlam in 1996, The Undertaker became embroiled in a feud with his former manager Paul Bearer.
He sold Brabham for £100,000 at the end of the year to Bernie Ecclestone, former manager of Jochen Rindt and former owner of Connaught Engineering.
Big John Studd returned to WWF in late 1988 and turned babyface after not siding with former manager Bobby Heenan and began a feud with Heenan's client André the Giant.
The band signed also a booking deal with Dutch agent AT Productions and found a new manager in David Arden, brother of Sharon Osbourne and former manager of James Brown.
Stone filed suit against Jerry Goldstein, the former manager of Sly and the Family Stone for $50 million in January 2010.
Buckley moved back to Los Angeles in September when his father's former manager, Herb Cohen, offered to help him record his first demo of original songs.
The name for the track was a combination of Bob Cavallo (former manager), and Nelson George, who was felt to have become very critical of Prince.
Aldous Snow's father and former manager, Jonathan Snow, has written a tell-all book.

Alternatives:

ex manager
previous manager
past manager
prior manager
previous supervisor

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