She has been on our Board of Directors for at least 15 years now the CEO. She has a 5 year deal and will stay until that is completed no matter of the contract outcome. She is clearing out the mgt ranks making room to pay the IBT more $$
There are ways to manipulate numbers. Increasing dividends, expenditures that grow the company but cost up front, and other ways. Many ways to hide the profits and make it sound like there is a crisis. All be it temporary in nature until a contract is finalized.