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President (corporate title)
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<p>A president is a leader of an <a href="/facts/Organization/CR83f1Rn">organization</a>, <a href="/facts/Company/psBVz9jr">company</a>, community, club, <a href="/facts/Trade_union/PjeN2WKu">trade union</a>, <a href="/facts/University/skaJt2Io">university</a> or other group. The relationship between a president and a <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">chief executive officer</a> varies, depending on the structure of the specific organization. In a similar vein to a <a href="/facts/Chief_operating_officer/2tbaQsmn">chief operating officer</a>, the <a href="/facts/Title/Kwr02q2T">title</a> of corporate president as a separate <a href="/facts/Job/7KFjXtkK">position</a> (as opposed to being combined with a "<a href="/facts/Corporate_title/dG1r8RzE">C-suite</a>" designation, such as "president and chief executive officer" or "president and chief operating officer") is also loosely <a href="/facts/Definition/5SlGKKDJ">defined</a>; the president is usually the legally <a href="/facts/Legal_recognition/0FmXPRVF">recognized</a> highest <a href="/facts/Rank/9n5t0jS5">rank</a> of <a href="/facts/Corporate_title/dG1r8RzE">corporate officer</a>, ranking above the various <a href="/facts/Vice_president/Vw7SgL7T">vice presidents</a> (including senior vice president and executive vice president), but on its own generally considered <a href="/facts/Hierarchy/mYJyqFrG">subordinate</a>, in practice, to the CEO. The powers of a president vary widely across organizations and such powers come from specific authorization in the <a href="/facts/By-law/Aq9366FM">bylaws</a> like <i><a href="/facts/Robert%2527s_Rules_of_Order/eDWUWadD">Robert's Rules of Order</a></i> (e.g. the president can make an "executive decision" only if the bylaws allow for it). </p>