No. The executive definition permits general supervision or direction from a board or higher authority. Assess the actual responsibilities and degree of discretion.
Distinguish general oversight from the full role
Explain policy-setting, direction of management and discretionary latitude, together with the board’s reserved matters. Do not assume every approval requirement is disqualifying or that the word executive establishes the standard. The qualifying organization relationship, foreign employment and business operations still need evidence independent of the governance account.
L-1A managerial or executive capacity can rest on managing an essential function rather than supervising staff directly, but the function itself — not the title — must be primarily managed at a senior level, with decision-making authority over its goals and results. The first route asks whether the person supervises and controls the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, and has authority over hiring, firing and other personnel actions or, where nobody is supervised, over daily operations. An affiliate relationship depends on the same person or entity owning and controlling both companies, so a venture split evenly with an unrelated American family usually fails unless a shareholders agreement or other instrument gives the Canadian side actual control.