Since when is a “lead program manager” an executive position?

bq. “Microsoft exec defends RSS rebranding – Computerworld”:http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webservices/story/0,10801,103961,00.html

bq. An MSN executive is defending Microsoft’s rebranding of RSS into “Web feeds” after a flurry of Microsoft bloggers accused the software giant of trying to recast the Web site syndication technology in its own image.

bq. In a recent post on his Web log “Torres Talking,” Mike Torres, MSN Spaces lead program manager, made a clear distinction between the branding of the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology and the underlying technology itself.