Much more likely that he was trying to read the tealeaves and be on the majority side in order to keep a leadership position at a company doing important work.

Much more likely that he was trying to read the tealeaves and be on the majority side in order to keep a leadership position at a company doing important work. He probably assumed the company would fall in line after the board decision and when they didn’t, regretted his decision. In the end he might have gotten caught in the middle of a board misaligned with the desires of the employees.