Corporation Leadership & Roles

The leadership team of The Abyssal Requiem [ARQM] is responsible for maintaining the corporation’s direction, organization, security, diplomacy, finances, infrastructure, and operational readiness.

Leadership positions are assigned based on trust, experience, activity, judgment, and commitment to the corporation. Leadership is a responsibility rather than a status symbol. All leaders are expected to act professionally, protect corporation information, communicate clearly, and place the interests of the corporation above personal gain.

Leadership Hierarchy

The corporation follows the formal chain of command below:

1. Chief Executive Officer
2. Chief Operating Officer
3. Corporation Director
4. Head Diplomat and Department Directors
5. Fleet Commanders, Diplomats, and Recruiters
6. Line Commanders and Department Officers

Members should first contact the leader responsible for the relevant department. Issues that cannot be resolved at the departmental level may be escalated through the chain of command.

Security breaches, theft, spying concerns, harassment, or immediate threats to corporation assets should be reported directly to executive leadership.

Executive Leadership

Chief Executive Officer — CEO

Current Officeholder: Emerald Volpe

The Chief Executive Officer is the highest-ranking authority within the corporation and is responsible for its overall direction, stability, and long-term success.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish the corporation’s strategic direction and long-term objectives.
• Appoint or remove directors, commanders, diplomats, recruiters, and officers.
• Approve major policies, projects, doctrines, and financial expenditures.
• Represent the corporation to alliance, coalition, and external leadership.
• Maintain oversight of corporation wallets, assets, structures, and access permissions.
• Make final decisions during disputes, emergencies, and security incidents.
• Review the conduct and performance of the leadership team.
• Ensure all departments operate according to corporation policy.
• Protect the corporation’s long-term interests and independence.

Authority

The CEO holds final decision-making authority within the corporation.

The CEO may delegate authority to other leaders but retains the ability to review, modify, or reverse any leadership decision.

The CEO has final approval over:

• Corporation policy.
• Leadership appointments.
• Diplomatic agreements.
• Standings changes.
• Major financial expenditures.
• Structure deployment or transfer.
• Corporation assets.
• Strategic deployments.
• Member removal and disciplinary actions.

Chief Operating Officer — COO

Current Officeholder: Hirata Veltra

The Chief Operating Officer is the CEO’s senior deputy and is responsible for coordinating the corporation’s daily operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate the activities of all corporation departments.
• Ensure directors and officers complete their assigned responsibilities.
• Assist the CEO with operational, personnel, financial, and policy decisions.
• Resolve issues involving multiple departments.
• Monitor corporation activity and operational readiness.
• Review department reports, projects, and leadership recommendations.
• Maintain continuity when the CEO is unavailable.
• Help enforce corporation policies and leadership standards.
• Coordinate major corporation projects and internal programs.

Authority

The COO may issue corporation-wide operational instructions and act on behalf of the CEO when authorized.

The COO may approve routine operational decisions, department projects, and leadership actions within established corporation policy.

Major diplomatic changes, structure transfers, large financial commitments, and permanent policy changes require CEO approval unless emergency authority has been granted.

Corporation Director

Current Officeholder: Onzasam Nalelmir

The Corporation Director assists executive leadership with administration, member management, leadership coordination, and internal organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the CEO and COO with corporation management.
• Monitor member activity, participation, and policy compliance.
• Coordinate projects involving multiple departments.
• Assist with internal disputes and disciplinary investigations.
• Provide guidance to department directors and officers.
• Maintain communication between leadership departments.
• Recommend policy, procedural, and organizational improvements.
• Act as a senior point of contact for corporation members.
• Help maintain leadership continuity during periods of reduced executive availability.

Authority

The Corporation Director may make routine administrative decisions and direct officers within assigned areas.

The Corporation Director may investigate conduct issues, coordinate projects, and recommend disciplinary or policy actions.

Major financial, diplomatic, structural, or disciplinary decisions must be escalated to the COO or CEO.

Diplomacy

Head Diplomat — Head Diplo

Current Officeholder: Hirata Veltra

The Head Diplomat manages the corporation’s external relationships and serves as the primary diplomatic representative of The Abyssal Requiem [ARQM].

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with alliance, coalition, and friendly corporation leadership.
• Represent the corporation during diplomatic discussions and negotiations.
• Supervise corporation Diplomats.
• Assign diplomatic contacts and responsibilities.
• Manage standings requests, disputes, agreements, and external complaints.
• Maintain records of important diplomatic conversations and decisions.
• Inform executive leadership of political, territorial, or relationship changes.
• Coordinate with military leadership when diplomatic issues may affect operations.
• Resolve misunderstandings involving corporation members and outside organizations.
• Protect confidential diplomatic information.
• Ensure all official diplomatic communication remains professional.

Authority

The Head Diplomat may represent the corporation and conduct negotiations within policies established by the CEO and COO.

The Head Diplomat may recommend:

• Standings changes.
• Diplomatic agreements.
• Ceasefires.
• Non-aggression agreements.
• Joint operations.
• Responses to external disputes.
• Changes to diplomatic policy.

Final approval for standings changes, treaties, coalition commitments, declarations of hostility, or major agreements remains with the CEO or COO.

Diplomat — Diplo

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

Diplomats assist the Head Diplomat by maintaining external communication, handling routine diplomatic matters, and representing the corporation professionally.

Primary Responsibilities

• Communicate with assigned corporations, alliances, and external contacts.
• Handle routine diplomatic questions and complaints.
• Gather information concerning disputes or standings requests.
• Report diplomatic issues to the Head Diplomat.
• Help resolve minor misunderstandings involving corporation members.
• Maintain records of relevant conversations and agreements.
• Provide accurate information about corporation policies when authorized.
• Coordinate with Recruiters, Fleet Commanders, and Directors when necessary.
• Protect confidential diplomatic and leadership information.
• Avoid making unauthorized promises or commitments.

Authority

Diplomats may communicate and negotiate within the limits assigned by the Head Diplomat.

Diplomats may not:

• Change standings.
• Enter formal agreements.
• Promise military support.
• Authorize payments.
• Issue official threats.
• Commit corporation assets.
• Make public statements on behalf of executive leadership.

Major disputes, negotiations, or politically sensitive matters must be escalated to the Head Diplomat or executive leadership.

Recruitment

Recruitment Director

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

The Recruitment Director manages the corporation’s recruitment program and ensures applicants meet corporation, alliance, and security standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the corporation’s recruitment strategy.
• Supervise Recruiters and applicant interviews.
• Review applications and approve suitable candidates.
• Ensure applicants complete all required authentication procedures.
• Maintain recruitment advertisements and public information.
• Track recruitment activity and membership growth.
• Train Recruiters on interview and security procedures.
• Review applicant corporation histories, goals, and experience.
• Escalate suspicious, high-risk, or politically sensitive applications.
• Coordinate the onboarding of accepted members.

Authority

The Recruitment Director may approve or reject applicants under established corporation standards.

The Recruitment Director may assign Recruiters, update recruitment procedures, and suspend an application for additional review.

Security and authentication requirements may not be waived without executive approval.

Recruiter

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

Recruiters serve as the first point of contact for prospective members and help determine whether applicants are suitable for the corporation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Respond to prospective members.
• Provide accurate information about the corporation.
• Conduct applicant interviews.
• Review an applicant’s goals, experience, activity, and corporation history.
• Direct applicants through the authentication process.
• Confirm that required information has been submitted.
• Recommend acceptance or rejection to the Recruitment Director.
• Help accepted members access corporation communication systems.
• Explain basic corporation expectations and policies.
• Report suspicious applications or behavior.

Authority

Recruiters may interview applicants and provide recommendations.

Recruiters may approve applicants only when specifically authorized by the Recruitment Director.

Recruiters may not waive authentication requirements or promise acceptance before an application has been reviewed.

Military Leadership

Military Director

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

The Military Director oversees the corporation’s combat organization, fleet leadership, doctrines, training, and operational readiness.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop the corporation’s combat strategy.
• Supervise Fleet Commanders and Line Commanders.
• Approve corporation combat doctrines and fitting standards.
• Coordinate corporation fleets, deployments, and defensive operations.
• Maintain combat caches and doctrine availability.
• Organize combat training and readiness programs.
• Review fleet performance and after-action reports.
• Coordinate with alliance and coalition military leadership.
• Ensure corporation fleets follow alliance rules and objectives.
• Recommend combat-related purchases and investments.
• Maintain operational security for planned military activities.

Authority

The Military Director may:

• Organize corporation military operations.
• Appoint Fleet Commanders and Line Commanders.
• Approve routine combat doctrines.
• Establish combat training standards.
• Assign military responsibilities.
• Temporarily restrict the use of unsafe or outdated doctrines.

Major deployments, strategic commitments, and large expenditures require executive approval.

Fleet Commander — FC

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

Fleet Commanders organize and lead corporation fleets. While a fleet is active, the Fleet Commander holds tactical authority over all participating members.

Primary Responsibilities

• Form and command corporation fleets.
• Clearly communicate the fleet’s objective, doctrine, destination, and rules.
• Confirm that members are flying approved or authorized ships.
• Assign scouts, logistics pilots, tackle, damage dealers, and support roles.
• Maintain fleet discipline and operational security.
• Make tactical decisions during engagements.
• Protect corporation assets and avoid unnecessary losses.
• Coordinate with alliance or coalition Fleet Commanders when required.
• Submit an after-action report when requested.
• Evaluate fleet performance and identify training needs.
• Ensure members understand extraction and emergency procedures.

Authority

Fleet Commanders have tactical authority over all participating pilots during their fleets.

Members are expected to follow commands promptly unless an instruction violates corporation or alliance policy.

Fleet Commanders may:

• Reorganize fleet squads and wings.
• Assign tactical roles.
• Remove pilots from the fleet.
• Deny unsafe or unauthorized fittings.
• Order the fleet to engage, withdraw, dock, or reposition.
• Temporarily delegate command to a Line Commander.

Fleet Commanders may not commit the corporation to a war, deployment, or diplomatic agreement without authorization.

Line Commander — LC

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

Line Commanders assist Fleet Commanders by supervising specific wings, squads, roles, or tactical assignments within a fleet.

Primary Responsibilities

• Carry out assignments issued by the Fleet Commander.
• Lead an assigned squad, wing, or specialized group.
• Relay commands clearly to assigned pilots.
• Monitor the condition and positioning of assigned members.
• Assist with target calling, navigation, scouting, or specialized combat roles.
• Report problems, losses, or changes in battlefield conditions.
• Help maintain fleet discipline and communication.
• Assume temporary command when directed by the Fleet Commander.
• Assist with training newer fleet members.
• Ensure assigned pilots understand their roles and objectives.

Authority

Line Commanders have authority over pilots assigned to their squad, wing, or specialized role during an active fleet.

Their authority remains subordinate to the Fleet Commander.

Line Commanders may issue tactical instructions within their assigned area but may not change the fleet’s overall objective without authorization.

Industry and Infrastructure

Industry Director

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

The Industry Director oversees the corporation’s mining, manufacturing, resource acquisition, production, and industrial projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop the corporation’s industrial strategy.
• Organize mining, manufacturing, reactions, and resource-processing activities.
• Coordinate corporation production projects.
• Maintain material, blueprint, and production requirements.
• Track progress on ships, structures, modules, and doctrine stockpiles.
• Establish procedures for industrial reimbursement and material contributions.
• Coordinate with the Finance Director before making major purchases.
• Protect confidential information concerning strategic production.
• Assign industrial projects to authorized members.
• Monitor shortages of important resources and equipment.
• Support military and logistics requirements through corporation production.

Authority

The Industry Director may approve routine industrial projects within the department’s assigned budget.

The Industry Director may assign production work, establish project requirements, and manage authorized corporation materials.

Capital production, structure construction, and major material purchases require executive approval.

Structure Manager

Current Officeholder: Dubceptionz Sasen

The Structure Manager assists with the operation, maintenance, and security of corporation-owned structures.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor structure fuel levels and service-module requirements.
• Coordinate structure fueling and routine maintenance.
• Monitor reinforcement timers and vulnerability information.
• Report threats, ownership issues, and access problems.
• Maintain approved structure access lists and service configurations.
• Track structure-related expenses.
• Coordinate structure defense preparations with military leadership.
• Protect confidential information about structure settings and access.
• Confirm that required structure services remain operational.
• Maintain records of fuel use, service requirements, and structure status.
• Notify executive leadership of upcoming risks or maintenance needs.

Authority

The Structure Manager may perform approved routine maintenance and fueling.

The Structure Manager may adjust routine structure services when authorized.

The Structure Manager may not deploy, transfer, unanchor, rename, refit, or significantly change access to a corporation structure without executive approval.

Finance

Finance Director

Current Officeholder: [Character Name]

The Finance Director oversees corporation wallets, budgets, financial reporting, reimbursements, and internal financial controls.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of corporation income and expenditures.
• Monitor assigned corporation wallets.
• Prepare regular financial reports for executive leadership.
• Develop department budgets and spending limits.
• Review reimbursement, SRP, project, and purchasing requests.
• Monitor corporation taxes and program income.
• Process or supervise approved payments.
• Identify unusual or unauthorized transactions.
• Coordinate with department directors before approving expenses.
• Protect confidential financial information.
• Maintain records of major corporation assets.
• Provide financial recommendations to executive leadership.
• Ensure corporation funds are used according to approved policies.

Authority

The Finance Director may approve routine expenses within established budgets and policies.

The Finance Director may process authorized payments, reimbursements, and department expenses.

Major purchases, large wallet transfers, changes to financial policy, and expenditures outside an approved budget require authorization from the CEO or COO.

The Finance Director may suspend a questionable payment until it has been reviewed by executive leadership.

General Leadership Standards

All corporation leaders are expected to:

• Act professionally and respectfully.
• Remain reasonably active and accessible.
• Follow the corporation’s chain of command.
• Protect corporation, alliance, and coalition information.
• Avoid conflicts of interest.
• Never use corporation assets for unauthorized personal benefit.
• Document important decisions and transactions.
• Treat members consistently and fairly.
• Escalate matters they are not authorized to resolve.
• Accept accountability for their decisions.
• Maintain all required authentication and security access.
• Support the corporation’s goals, culture, and long-term stability.
• Communicate important changes to affected members.
• Set a positive example for the rest of the corporation.
• Avoid using leadership authority for personal disputes.

Limits of Authority

A leadership title does not provide unlimited authority.

Unless specifically authorized, leaders may not:

• Remove members from the corporation.
• Change corporation diplomacy or standings.
• Transfer major corporation assets.
• Spend from unrelated corporation wallets.
• Promise corporation support to outside groups.
• Deploy, transfer, or unanchor corporation structures.
• Modify major policies without approval.
• Share confidential information with unauthorized individuals.
• Use their position to threaten, intimidate, or unfairly target members.
• Promise reimbursement without financial approval.
• Commit the corporation to military or political action.
• Grant unauthorized access to corporation systems or structures.

Misuse of leadership authority may result in:

• Suspension of permissions.
• Removal from office.
• Loss of corporation roles.
• Disciplinary action.
• Financial liability.
• Removal from the corporation.

Diplomatic Authority Limits

Unless specifically authorized by the CEO or COO, the Head Diplomat and Diplomats may not:

• Change corporation, alliance, or coalition standings.
• Enter the corporation into a treaty or formal agreement.
• Promise military, financial, industrial, or logistical support.
• Declare another organization hostile.
• Authorize payments, reimbursements, or asset transfers.
• Share confidential corporation information.
• Make public statements on behalf of executive leadership.
• Commit the corporation to a war, deployment, ceasefire, or coalition action.

Unauthorized diplomatic commitments are not binding and may result in removal from the diplomatic team or further disciplinary action.

Escalation Process

Members should use the following escalation process:

1. Contact the relevant Recruiter, Diplomat, Line Commander, or department officer.
2. Escalate the matter to the appropriate Fleet Commander, Head Diplomat, or Department Director.
3. Escalate unresolved matters to the Corporation Director.
4. Submit serious or corporation-wide matters to the COO.
5. The CEO serves as the final level of appeal and authority.

Members do not need to follow the normal escalation process when reporting:

• Theft.
• Espionage.
• Security breaches.
• Harassment.
• Threats to corporation assets.
• Unauthorized wallet activity.
• Serious abuse of leadership authority.

These matters may be reported directly to the CEO, COO, or Corporation Director.

Appointment and Removal

Leadership positions are appointed by the CEO or an authorized executive leader.

Appointments are based on:

• Trust.
• Activity.
• Experience.
• Judgment.
• Communication.
• Reliability.
• Knowledge of corporation policies.
• Ability to work with members.
• Commitment to the corporation.
• The operational needs of the corporation.

Leadership positions may be reviewed or removed due to:

• Extended inactivity.
• Failure to perform assigned duties.
• Abuse of authority.
• Security violations.
• Unauthorized financial activity.
• Repeated unprofessional conduct.
• Failure to follow the chain of command.
• Sharing confidential information.
• Loss of confidence from executive leadership.
• Actions that damage the corporation or its relationships.

Leadership permissions may be suspended immediately while a security, conduct, or financial matter is investigated.

Current Corporation Leadership

Executive Leadership

Diplomacy

Recruitment

Military Leadership

Industry and Infrastructure

Finance

Leadership Contact Guidelines

Members should contact the appropriate department for assistance:

This page is maintained by the leadership team of The Abyssal Requiem [ARQM]. Positions, responsibilities, authority, and current officeholders may be updated as the corporation develops.