Could be that (note: this is only a supposition) maybe some who voted for this CEO had not evaluated well the outcome and now part of the board, and maybe in th

Could be that (note: this is only a supposition) maybe some who voted for this CEO had not evaluated well the outcome and now part of the board, and maybe in this part there are also some who voted for him, asked him to step back? Maybe he said no and now, in the position to get a bad reputation or to pay for the bad choice, the same board members prefer to step back themselves to avoid to be in the crossfire?