Viewing this superficially, but with benefit of having observed the musical chairs of C level roles for some years, at a glance I would view this as "leveling u

Viewing this superficially, but with benefit of having observed the musical chairs of C level roles for some years, at a glance I would view this as "leveling up" to the CEO role. I'm sure he's already rather well off. This is, I would guess, essentially resume building. It becomes not about the institution nor its ultimate success, but about you.