Richard Bates

Richard Bates is the Vice President of Elliott Industries.

History
He is the Vice President of Elliott Industries. He is an excellent person, but always seems to find himself in second place. After the death of the former president he believes he will be the next CEO, but is shocked to find the new CEO is Lewis.

Since then, he sees Lewis as an obstacle in his path. While he secretly wishes that the new CEO will fail at his responsibilities, he does take pride in the company's days of success.