He advanced to vice president in 1976, and by 1982 was a division president.

General managers should be able to handle 2- to 5-year projects and division presidents 5- to 10-year strategies.

And with a little encouragement, the division president himself would have done that, too.

And you know your office cares when the division president periodically makes rounds with an ice cream cart.

He should report to a division president or higher.

The division president had left for the day.

I had been a division president at Lenox, the china and crystal manufacturer.

"The first division president that walks in here and hasn't made his numbers is going to try it on for size," he used to say.

He added that all current division presidents had been with the company for years.

There are also 14 geographical division presidents who are elected by their constituents.