diff --git a/app/eve_api/models/character.py b/app/eve_api/models/character.py
index cdfa0ff..6f3678f 100644
--- a/app/eve_api/models/character.py
+++ b/app/eve_api/models/character.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from eve_api.app_defines import *
 from eve_api.models import EVEAPIModel
 
@@ -27,11 +28,17 @@ class EVEPlayerCharacter(EVEAPIModel):
                                             help_text="The last time this character logged into EVE")
     last_logoff = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name="Last Logoff Date/Time",
                                             help_text="The last time this character logged off EVE")
-    director = models.BooleanField(blank=False, default=False, verbose_name="Director",
-                                            help_text="This character is a Director of the associated corporation")
     roles = models.ManyToManyField('eve_api.EVEPlayerCharacterRole', blank=True, null=True,
                                             help_text="Roles associated with this character")
     skills = models.ManyToManyField('eve_api.EVESkill', through='eve_api.EVEPlayerCharacterSkill')
+
+    @property
+    def director(self):
+        try:
+            self.roles.get(name="roleDirector")
+            return True
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+            return False
     
     def __unicode__(self):
         if self.name:
diff --git a/app/eve_api/tasks/character.py b/app/eve_api/tasks/character.py
index 2974d63..07397f5 100644
--- a/app/eve_api/tasks/character.py
+++ b/app/eve_api/tasks/character.py
@@ -138,15 +138,12 @@ def import_eve_character_func(character_id, api_key=None, user_id=None, logger=l
                     charskillobj.save()
 
             # Process the character's roles
-            pchar.director = False
             pchar.roles.clear()
             roles = values.get('corporationRoles', None)
             if roles and len(roles):
                 for r in roles:
                     role, created = EVEPlayerCharacterRole.objects.get_or_create(roleid=r['roleID'], name=r['roleName'])
                     pchar.roles.add(role)
-                    if r['roleName'] == 'roleDirector':
-                        pchar.director = True
 
             if values['gender'] == 'Male':
                 pchar.gender = API_GENDER_MALE