I agree - this may be unclear phrasing on my part. What I meant in my original comment was, "wow, this seems like a hire that is only focused on finding someon

I agree - this may be unclear phrasing on my part. What I meant in my original comment was, "wow, this seems like a hire that is only focused on finding someone with lots of experience managing, and not at all on the gaming industry / customer goodwill". So I think you're right - and I also think this shows how I misjudged how I originally thought a scenario like this would have played out.