I would definitely ask them to elaborate on the communcations issues. I would also ask how they're currently handling three teams on three continents - if you

I would definitely ask them to elaborate on the communcations issues. I would also ask how they're currently handling three teams on three continents - if you as a manager are supposed to deal with all three teams and at least one of them is "needy", I wouldn't be surprised if the communications issue is that the current manager is speaking in tongues because he hasn't had more than an hour's worth of sleep a night for the past year...