I would like this CEO to tell me this one employee's pay grade. How is this worker high enough on the org chart to be capable of this sort of impact? A chief

I would like this CEO to tell me this one employee's pay grade. How is this worker high enough on the org chart to be capable of this sort of impact? A chief surgeon doesn't blame the lab tech when a patient dies, lead council doesn't blame the paralegal for botching a death penalty case. They would consider it a public humiliation to blame an underling, especially a paraprofessional.