Web Development - Marketing
The purpose of most websites are for marketing. Therefore (as is the case where I work) a website developer should be under the umbrella of the marketing department.
Between IT and Software Development though, a web developer has more in common with IT than Software Development. So what if Software Development is writing code? Doesn't the IT department also do so?
The web developer has to work closely with IT, especially if hosting is done in-house. Even if hosting ISN'T done in house, often an in-house testing server with IIS needs to be set up, firewalls opened up, etc.
More important than all of this though, is politics. The political landscape of every office varies greatly - whether it's social, strategic, skill based, clout, or even something completely out of left field.
We've seen it enough to know it's true. Climbing the ranks of management sometimes has little to do with being qualified to manage.
If you think you have a good chance of pulling him to your side, go for it. But if the decision has already been finalized, then just let it go.
