[_nist]

I agree with your sentiments, but she was not fired. She resigned. There is a big difference. Of course, I wasn't there so I don't know if it was a forced resignation (ie. firing) or not, but everything I look up says she resigned.

[lupire]

Almost no one is ever "fired" from executive roles. They almost always "resign" under pressure. People don't want to give up the best job they will ever have.

[_nist]

You can always get a job as another executive, so I doubt its the "best job she will ever have". But I agree, she was most likely pressured.