User blog comment:John Breasly/New State of the East India Trading Company/@comment-4713152-20111025025935/@comment-3242795-20111025113759

Goldtimbers is head of the EITC in it's entirety, spanning from India to the Caribbean. You, Garland, are in charge of the Caribbean Branch, the only branch present in the game. So, Goldtimbers is the essential CEO, whereas Beckett is his Governor, and you are Beckett's secretary.