Colin Powers graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Business school. He was immediately hired on by Howard Murchison, who saw in the youth the potential for a brilliant corporate career. Murchison began training Powers,molding the young man into a brilliant manager and executive. But the relationship between the two man began to sour as time went by. Powers began developing his own theories on twenty-first century corporate management.He considered Murchison's methods too outdated and in-efficient, too merciful and humane for a cutthroat world.Murchison, in turn, thought that Powers was turning into an immoral savage with no regard for human suffering. It wasn't long before the two had a falling out. In 1995, with Murchison's company reeling from the World Stock Crash,Powers accepted an offshore offer and jumped ship to work for Gerhard Kesslers Berlin Industrial Investment Group.
Kessler and Powers found that they were kindred souls,with similar methods and philosophies. Within months Powers was Kessler's number two man. In 1998 Murchison and Powers crossed paths again when Powers forced his old boss to cede control of his company, now fatally crippled by the bad management and the U.S. collapse, to Gerhard Kessler and his Investment Group. Powers killed Murchison before returning to Berlin to cover his tracks.
Powers remained loyal to Kessler and to the new IEC conglomerate. When Gerhard died Powers helped his son Erich retain control of the IEC directorship. As a reward for his services over the years Powers was made executive vice president of the Berlin Industrial Investment Group and CEO of IEC America, the stateside branch of the mighty IE corporation. He has remained in that position ever since.
Colin Powers is an intelligent man, but also a hard and cruel one. He has no concern for the sufferings of others and will trample underfoot anyone who interferes with him or IEC America, or who stands between him and some goal. He has no qualms about eliminating enemies or individuals who might merely inconvenience him. His reputation as a merciless killer and ruthless boss have earned him a nickname in international corporate circles: the Butcher. Although Powers has almost no true friends here mains loyal to Erich Kessler; one of the few men who has earned and kept his respect. Powers is, however, planning to edge out Erich's son Peter for control of the company if Erich should die while Powers is still with the company.