Question: Which of the following is a title that is responsible for the daily operations of the company: Chief Visionary Officer or Chief Operating Officer?

Jim Lentz is the chief executive officer for Toyota North America; president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA); and a senior managing officer of the parent company Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) which is located in Japan.  In that role Lentz manages all of Toyota’s North American affiliate companies which include TMA, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA), which includes responsibilities for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC), and oversight for Toyota Canada, Inc. (TCI).  Lentz also serves as the chairman of the North American Executive Committee.  This is composed of the top leaders from the affiliate companies.  Most recently Lentz was the president and chief executive officer of TMS and senior vice president of TMA and served in a global advisory capacity as the managing officer for TMC.  Before that he served as president and chief operating officer and executive vice president of TMS.  Lentz previously held several executive positions including Toyota division group vice president and general manager where he oversaw all sales, logistics and marketing activities for Toyota and Scion regional sales offices and distributors.  He also served as the group vice president of marketing for the Toyota division and vice president of Scion, and was responsible for the initial launch of a new line of vehicles.  Lentz spent several years in the field as vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles region and before that general manager of the San Francisco region.  Prior to his role as general manager Lentz was vice president of marketing services for CAT in Maryland.  He has also held several other TMS positions, including field training manager, sales administration manager and truck sales team member.  Lentz joined Toyota in 1982 as the merchandising manager for its Portland, Oregon region where he later became the distribution manager and field operations manager.  He serves as chairman on the board of directors of The Global Automakers and is also a member of the executive advisory board for Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver (DU), his alma mater.  He was named “Marketer of the Year” by Advertising Age in 2006, an Automotive News “All Star” in 2007 and honored at Industry Leader of the year. <SEP> A chief visionary officer (CVO) is an executive function in a company like CEO or COO.  The title is sometimes used to formalize a high-level advisory position and other times used to define a higher ranking position than that held by the CEO.  In some cases, the CVO is added to the CEO title (for CEO/CVO status), much in the same way that people with multiple university degrees list them after their names. <SEP> The President is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.  In many organizations, it is the legally recognized highest "titled" corporate officer, ranking above the various Vice Presidents (e.g. Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President).  The president may also be the chairperson.  The relationship between the president and the Chief Executive Officer varies, depending on the structure of the specific organization.  In a similar vein to the Chief Operating Officer, the title of corporate President as a separate position (as opposed to being combined with a "C-Suite" designation, such as "President and Chief Executive Officer" or "President and Chief Operating Officer") is also loosely defined.  The powers of the president vary widely across organizations and such powers come from specific authorization in the bylaws (e.g. the president can make an "executive decision" only if the bylaws allow for it). <SEP>  The COO is responsible for the daily operation of the company, and routinely reports to the highest ranking executive, usually the chief executive officer (CEO).  The COO is usually the second in command at the firm, especially if the highest ranking executive is the Chairman and CEO. A Chief Operating Officer (COO), also called the chief operations officer, is a position that can be one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, comprising part of the "C-Suite".