He now carries the responsibility to complete the task, and the...

He now carries the responsibility to complete the task, and the stress that goes with it. Seems fair that he is incentivised (by shareholders) to do a good job (for shareholders).

size of the bonus pool is fixed to the sale value, his slice of it is what changes... If he doesn't get it, someone else does. Therefore this resolution has no material impact on shareholders.

therefore voting on that particular resolution can only be based on what you think of the idea, not based on avoiding an impact (e.g. giving away more money on a liquidity event).