[mnau]

He was CEO. Chief executing officer. It's literally his job to execute, i.e. fix that stuff/ensure it doesn't happen. Get them out of Russia, poach new devs, have a backup team, delay the product (i.e. no HVM until good drivers are in sight). That's literally his job.

This only reinforces my previous point. He had good ideas, but couldn't execute.

[rvba]

Executive, not executing.

On a side note getting people in russia write your drivers sounds a bit insane. Yea lower cost and probably ok quality, but the risks...

[jpadkins]

CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer.

a chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for making managerial decisions.

Maybe you mean COO?