Some Interesting Insights, page-11

"expectations he created for himself" - no argument there or excuse intended in my post - just that it's likely his best intentions and effort to follow through were there but he got wedged (or wedged himself) between a rock and a hard place.
I mean one rock are the shareholders & regulatory rules expecting dates and timelines given and the hard place being the unprecedented global uncertainty, impact to normal business operations and the overall intricacies of defining a resource.
Trust me i'm out of excuses for him now however I think we can all relate to something similar where we've committed ourselves to a task or timeline and then things we've overlooked/couldn't have foreseen, are out of our control or simply by bad luck have us running the gauntlet to find a solution or salvage what we can.

What truly matters during these times is how we communicate it to/update those we've made promises/commitments to, and I must say he failed there.

Anyway my main point was regarding Stephen - others can have their own take on it but when a huge private resources fund known for going long choose to appoint him as care taker of their investment, it suggests that in addition to his credentials/experience that he has ethics around SH capital.
That's just my take on it, like I said i've been impressed with his candour.