That's a fine question but it can't be answered. Unless there was some creditor saying they would wipe away a significant amount of debt unless that CEO was put

That's a fine question but it can't be answered. Unless there was some creditor saying they would wipe away a significant amount of debt unless that CEO was put in you can't figure out what could have been. Since every CEO that I know of is willing to evaluate and compensate their employees based on their actual results and not "what ifs" then I am perfectly fine evaluating CEOs the same way