These characters are all fictitious and are not based on any real persons or organizations.
Key Characters
Linda Witchcrafts
Head of Human Resources Europe – the Queen Bee
She plans cunningly, manipulates well and executes ruthlessly to make her career. Covering her true nature and ambition, she aspires to climb up the career ladder and to lead a big main business division at the company. German by nationality with an Indonesian side.
Rachel Starblonde
Head of Global Human Resources -the Queen in the US
Linda’s direct boss and the Global Head of Human Resources. She becomes Ben’s lover to get the position. A lot of people unofficially know this as a matter of fact. She is not good at telling people’s nature and is manipulated by Linda, whom she trusts.
Ben Darkarts
CEO and the Chairman – so called the Emperor
A German and the CEO and Chairman of the company since 15 years. During his tenure, he’s kept promoting his own family, friends and women whom he had affairs with. Mediocre business performance is covered with political manoeuvres. Obsessed with money.
Joe Goodwill
General Manager Europe
Recently hired by Ben to run the European Business, Joe tries to implement several changes to improve performance. Unfortunately he is also manipulated by Linda and used as a tool to make good people leave the company in his own division.
Carl Fakeloyal
Head of Strategy Department Europe
Over a long career, he used to run large part of European business. He has lost power after Joe’s arrival and now is in charge of the Strategy division only. His recent focus is on surviving by dodgy politics, which makes him a perfect target for Linda’s manipulation.
Max Stepson
Director Strategy & Controlling Europe
Max, an ambitious young German, is actually the son of the CEO’s current wife. After arriving in the company with a senior position, he tries to dominate the others with his direct style. He reports to Carl but despises and ignores him on key matters. Immature in politics.
Hans Politics
Head of Aftersales Department Europe
An experienced German manager who leads Aftersales department with ambition and power. Being good at politics and strategy, he launches the company-wide Digitalization Project, which entices Linda’s predatory appetite. Again, manipulated by Linda.
Mark Powerhouse
General Manager Europe
The predecessor of Joe, who is promoted to the General Manager Europe position by Ben. Against Linda’s wish, he appoints another woman as the Head of HR Europe, which makes Linda furious to make him fall. German from a rich family which runs a big company.
Tuuli Warmheart
Head of Human Resources Europe
Head of HR in Europe before Linda takes it over. She comes from a well-known German company where she had a senior position. Linda is jealous and decides to chase her away. Finnish by nationality, and she speaks Finnish, German and English. Linda’s typical enemy, a good woman and non-German.
Thomas Defensive
Head of Engineering Global
He has joined the company as the Head of Engineering, reporting to the CEO. He has trouble in trusting people in the new company, being paranoid. He is biased towards Germans and promotes a German woman Emma from HR to a key position of Director Voice of the Customer.
Danny Troubleman
Director, Strategy and Multi-Brands
He joined recently, directly reporting to Max Stepson. He is good at talking loud and eloquently. He has narcissistic personality and creates troubles with his colleagues constantly. Linda has found him in the search for her weapon against her potential enemies and exploit this tool to the maximum extent.
Sanae Nippon
Manager Customer Research Europe
A Japanese woman who has joined the company recently, even though Linda wanted to block her. Being intelligent, she has an ability to see though people’s nature. Being naive and too nice, she is unfortunately manipulated by Linda, who thought Sanae is her competitor.
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