Warum Vice President?

Ein Vizepräsident kann bei der Wahl eines Präsidenten mit aufgestellt werden, um den Präsidentschaftskandidaten so für Wähler, die nicht zu dessen eigentlicher Klientel gehören, wählbar zu machen. In der US-amerikanischen Wirtschaft sind Vice Presidents meist für ein bestimmtes Ressort verantwortlich.

Wann ist man Vice President?

Vice President und Senior Vice President Die nächsthöhere Ebene über dem Director ist der Vice President, für den es das Kürzel VP gibt. Ins Deutsche würde man diesen Titel gern als Vizepräsidenten (des Unternehmens) übersetzen, doch das täuscht.

What is a VP position in a company?

A VP is normally the second-highest management level. The vice president may be assigned responsibility for specific functional areas. The larger the company, the more layers that exist in the hierarchy and the greater the need to differentiate the middle management levels of authority.

What is the difference between a CEO and a VP?

Technically, the CEO is part of this group but has a higher level of responsibility. This person has overall responsibility for the entire organization. As the company grows larger, it may add departments or divisions with each one having a separate vice president. A VP is normally the second-highest management level.

Where does the VP report to in a company?

To clarify a couple of things that have not been mentioned so far, there are typically 2 layers between the VP level and the C level within a company, SVP and EVP. If there are no SVP or EVP levels within a company, then the VP might report directly into the C Level but that is not typical in companies larger than 200 employees.

What is the role of the VP of Finance?

What is a VP of finance? The vice president of finance is an upper-level executive who oversees all financial matters for an organization, from making sure payroll is finished on time to analyzing market trends. Depending on the company, a VP finance job description may include supervising a finance or accounting department.