I forgot about this..., page-36

Was he given the position after an exhaustive search by HR experts intent on finding the best possible candidate? No. Instead, he got the job by bumping into Edwards on a plane.

One positive is that he his extreme conservatism in communication balances Edwards extreme exuberance in communication. And maybe he has made himself somehow irreplaceable after all this time?

But I think it would be worth the risk of replacing him with someone who is more savvy and more successful at commercialisation within the biotech industry.