It's a really interesting strategy to proclaim this. I assume the intent is to get better leverage for an eventual comp plan: by implicitly threatening to tank

It's a really interesting strategy to proclaim this. I assume the intent is to get better leverage for an eventual comp plan: by implicitly threatening to tank the share price, he can convince the board to grant him more equity for different performance targets. That's a very bold strategy and I'll be interested to see whether it works or not.