FTA "Vaidyanathan alleged that Seagate knew that the position for which he was hired did not actually exist, but falsely represented that it did so in order to

FTA "Vaidyanathan alleged that Seagate knew that the position for which he was hired did not actually exist, but falsely represented that it did so in order to use Vaidyanathan’s credentials to better market one of its divisions to be sold to another company." I wonder why his employment didn't transfer to the acquiring company if Vaidyanathan was so important to the success of the division being sold.