President (corporate title)

President
Occupation
NamesPresident
Occupation type
Employment
Activity sectors
Business
Description
CompetenciesLeadership, financial skills
Related jobs
CEO, executive officer, vice president, managing director, representative director, COO, general manager, chairman, vice-chairman

A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.[1][2] The relationship between a president and a chief executive officer varies, depending on the structure of the specific organization. In a similar vein to a chief operating officer, the title of corporate president as a separate position (as opposed to being combined with a "C-suite" designation, such as "president and chief executive officer" or "president and chief operating officer") is also loosely defined; the president is usually the legally recognized highest rank of corporate officer, ranking above the various vice presidents (including senior vice president and executive vice president), but on its own generally considered subordinate, in practice, to the CEO. The powers of a president vary widely across organizations and such powers come from specific authorization in the bylaws like Robert's Rules of Order (e.g. the president can make an "executive decision" only if the bylaws allow for it).[3]

  1. ^ "Example of Presidential Jobs". Archived from the original on 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ "Example of President and Leaders". Archived from the original on 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ Robert, Henry M.; et al. (2011). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5.