Personally I disagree. There is far less friction within an organization to fill a VP job with someone who is currently (or once was) a VP, rather than "taking

Personally I disagree. There is far less friction within an organization to fill a VP job with someone who is currently (or once was) a VP, rather than "taking a chance" with a candidate who has never previously held that title. Further, I have very rarely seen interviewers actually take the time to learn what your responsibilities are, let alone determine that they are representative of a title other than the one you have.