Pournell's Iron Law¹ in action. The administrators will always hoard the power and control promotions etc in an organisation.

Studies have shown time and again that small autonomous teams is the most optimal setup for software development. Having a layer of Director, SVP and VPs on top of EMs is just Pournell's Iron Law manifesting itself.

1: https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html