> I’ve also heard that at least at some point the title “vice president” carried some form of regulatory meaning and was the minimum level required for sign off

> I’ve also heard that at least at some point the title “vice president” carried some form of regulatory meaning and was the minimum level required for sign off on some pretty basic things, but I’m having trouble confirming that and it may be wrong. I have heard the same, although phrased as ‘the lowest position where someone is allowed to speak for the company’.