Provides only minimal substance here, but I'll mention I have worked in a company where there were times I knew information I wasn't even allowed to share with the CEO of the company. He knew who our customer was, but he was not allowed to know the substance of the work we were doing due to the non-disclosure agreements.
What I'm trying to get at is, it is possible for an agreement to be created for someone internally to know some "important" information in a company, and for it to not be known by others, even those higher than the employee.
100%. Work at a company that provides equipment to the government. There where people that have a clearance and know why and how thing where being used, but the exec staff up to the CEO just knew who the customer was and no details beyond. It’s prtty normal.
What I'm trying to get at is, it is possible for an agreement to be created for someone internally to know some "important" information in a company, and for it to not be known by others, even those higher than the employee.